# metering

Pronunciation: US say "MEE-ter-ing" /ˈmiɾəɹɪŋ/; UK say "MEE-tuh-ring" /ˈmiːtəɹɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The act of measuring an amount of something by using a meter.
   - Simple: Using a meter to measure how much of something is used, like water or electricity.
   - _Accurate metering lets the utility bill each customer for actual usage._
   - _Engineers improved the metering of fuel to track consumption more precisely._
3. The process of marking mail with prepaid postage by using a postage meter rather than affixing stamps. *(US)*
   - Simple: Printing postage marks on mail using a special machine instead of sticking on stamps.
   - _The mailroom relies on metering to handle its daily bulk shipments._
   - _Metering replaced individual stamps for most of the company's corporate accounts._
4. The printed mark left on a piece of mail by a postage meter, also called franking. *(US)*
   - Simple: The postage mark that a meter prints on a piece of mail.
   - _The metering on the parcel showed that it had been processed that morning._
   - _Inspectors verify the metering before bulk mail leaves the facility._

## Verb

2. Present participle of meter. — present participle and gerund of meter
   - Simple: Present participle of meter. Use this form for something happening right now.
   - _The utility is metering electricity usage across the entire district._
   - _Metering the chemical precisely kept the reaction stable throughout the run._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/metering (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).