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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jì jià qì
"司机按下了计价器开始计费。"
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An automatic device installed in a taxicab that calculates fare based on distance traveled and waiting time.
"The passenger watched the taximeter tick upward as they sat in the heavy morning traffic."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the blend of German 'Taxe' (tax, charge, tariff) and the Greek suffix '-metron' (measure). It entered the English language in the late 19th century following the invention of the mechanical fare-recording device by German inventor Friedrich Wilhelm Gustav Bruhn in 1891.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Taximeter" is said worldwide
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taximètre
Transliteration: taksi.mɛtʁ
"Le chauffeur a enclenché le taximètre au début de la course."
Taxameter
Transliteration: taksaːmeːtɐ
"Der Taxameter zeigt den zu zahlenden Fahrpreis an."
tassametro
Transliteration: tas.sa.mɛ.tro
"Controlla che il tassametro sia partito."
taxímetro
Transliteration: tak.si.me.tɾo
"El taxímetro marca la tarifa según el tiempo y la distancia."
taxímetro
Transliteration: tak.si.me.tɾu
"O motorista ligou o taxímetro assim que entramos no carro."
टैक्सीमीटर
Transliteration: taiksīmītar
"किराया तय करने के लिए टैक्सीमीटर चालू था।"
计价器
Transliteration: jì jià qì
"司机按下了计价器开始计费。"
미터기
Transliteration: miteogi
"택시 기사가 미터기를 켜는 것을 확인하세요."
タクシーメーター
Transliteration: takushī mētā
"タクシーメーターの料金を確認してください。"
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