metering

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Noun[edit]

metering (countable and uncountable, plural meterings)

  1. The act of using a meter for measurement.
    light metering
    The museum curator went to the shelf and pulled down an ancient metering device.
  2. (chiefly US) The process of marking a stamp with a meter.
  3. (chiefly US) The marking itself; franking. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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Verb[edit]

metering

  1. present participle and gerund of meter

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