taximeter

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French taximètre, from German Taxameter, coined from Medieval Latin taxa (“tax, charge”), from Proto-Indo-European *tag- (“to touch, handle”).

Noun

taximeter (plural taximeters)

A device installed in a taxicab that calculates the fare based upon distance travelled and waiting time.

Derived terms

taxi

Translations

device in a taxicab that calculates the fare

Asturian: taxímetru m
Catalan: taxímetre m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 計程器, 计程器 (jìchéngqì), 計程表 (zh), 计程表 (zh) (jìchéngbiǎo)
Finnish: taksamittari (fi)
French: taximètre (fr) m
Galician: taxímetro m
German: Taxameter (de) m

Greek: ταξίμετρο (el) n (taxímetro)
Hungarian: taxaméter
Italian: tassametro m
Portuguese: taxímetro (pt) m
Russian: таксо́метр (ru) m (taksómetr)
Spanish: taxímetro (es) m
Swedish: taxameter (sv) c

Further reading

taximeter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

extra time, extra-time

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