meter

IPA: mˈitɝ

A device that measures things.
A parking meter or similar device for collecting payment.
(dated) One who metes or measures.
(American spelling) The base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), conceived as 1/10,000,000 of the distance from the North Pole to the Equator, and now defined as the distance light will travel in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 seconds.
(American spelling) The overall rhythm of a song or poem; particularly, the number of beats in a measure or syllables in a line.
(obsolete) A poem.
(American spelling) A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it.

To measure with a metering device.
To imprint a postage mark with a postage meter.
To regulate the flow of or to deliver in regulated amounts (usually of fluids but sometimes of other things such as anticipation or breath).

Examples of "meter" in Sentences

The gas meter outside our house tracks how much energy we are using each month
The marathon runner clocked in at a record-breaking pace of 5 minutes per meter
The meter on the dashboard indicated that we were running low on fuel
The electrician used a voltage meter to check the power flowing through the wires
The scientist measured the distance between the two points using a laser meter