submeter

sub- +‎ meter

submeter (plural submeters)

1. A utility meter, especially for electricity, that allows for the monitoring of usage on a portion of a distribution network, especially not owned by a utility, past a main meter.
   • 2009 February 15, Manny Fernandez, “State Freezes Plan to Have Tenants Pay Electric Bills”, in New York Times‎:

     Proponents say residential submeters encourage tenants to reduce their energy consumption by making households that never had to worry about electricity costs take financial responsibility for the power they use.

submeter (third-person singular simple present submeters, present participle submetering, simple past and past participle submetered)

1. (transitive) To install a submeter for.
   • 2009 February 15, Manny Fernandez, “State Freezes Plan to Have Tenants Pay Electric Bills”, in New York Times‎:

     “The submetering program is intended to help conserve energy, which is something that we remain committed to,” he said.

2. (transitive, intransitive) To charge for electricity usage measured by a submeter.

• bum steer, embrutes

Probably a semi-learned term derived from Latin submitto, submittere.

submeter (first-person singular present indicative submeto, past participle submetido)

1. to submit
2. to subjugate

• submissão