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  • adjective used to meter something
  • noun the process of marking a stamp with a meter
  • noun the marking itself; franking
  • verb Present participle of meter.

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Examples

  • Smart metering is one of the best ways to give consumers the most complete information available, in real time, about their electrical usage and costs.

    Why Seattle’s Home Retrofit Grant Is Cool « PubliCola 2010

  • The real danger of not allowing metering is that prices will increase to compensate.

    Congressman: Metered Broadband Kills Jobs & May Violate 1st Amendment 2009

  • Net metering is an unrealistic dream, more reliable energy and self sufficiency are a better goal.

    Waldo Jaquith - Links about renewable energy homes. 2006

  • If the metering is off (because there's a darn light source in the frame), adjust the flash output in TTL or switch to full manual and set it accordingly (I'll save this for another day as well).

    Archive 2005-01-01 2005

  • Not sure if metering is an economic necessity or not, and I suppose we’ll never find out as long as there is almost no competition to challenge incumbents — and that blame falls 100% on our political heroes at all levels, including municipals who have spent decades merrily trading away monopoly cable franchises for money.

    Congressman: Metered Broadband Kills Jobs & May Violate 1st Amendment 2009

  • From your comment, it seems like you have very strong opinions and feelings about word metering, and based on your evaluation on the features of this CAT tool, it is not something you would choose.

    Would you pay to work for a translation agency? « Musings from an overworked translator 2010

  • Where the Times goes, many publications meekly follow, and the newspaper announced it will begin charging nonsubscribers next January for online news in what's known as a metering system.

    All The News That's Fit To Buy Gerry Storch 2010

  • Where the Times goes, many publications meekly follow, and the newspaper announced it will begin charging nonsubscribers next January for online news in what's known as a metering system.

    All The News That's Fit To Buy 2010

  • Plans to charge for internet access based on usage-known as metering-get tossed around from time to time in the U.S. But if Canada's experience with its attempt to force metering is any indication, it may be an even harder sell here than some people thought.

    unknown title 2011

  • With the two largest ISPs in the US, AT&T and Comcast, already imposing bandwidth caps on their subscribers, and companies like Time Warner toying with the idea of metering, the days of all-you-can-eat Internet could be coming to an end.

    Wired Top Stories bdagosti 2011

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