metering
present participle ofmeter
| 单词 | metering |
| 释义 | metering present participle ofmeter meter verb[T] uk/ˈmiː.tər/us/ˈmiː.t̬ɚ/to use meters tomeasurehow muchgas,electricity, orwateris used: Britain'swatercompaniesareplanningto meterwaterconsumption. Measuring & weighing
Examplesofmeteringmetering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. One valve exit directs the water t o ameteringstation, while the second exit leads t o a dump tank. From theCambridge English Corpus A lot depends on the context and application ofmetering. From theCambridge English Corpus As costs were recovered directly from the users in proportion to water consumption,meteringwas necessary, preferably through individual household connections. From theCambridge English Corpus The gains that have been achieved are in terms of short-term profitability (rapid increase inmeteringand profitability), or are due to investment by donors. From theCambridge English Corpus Submain lines equipped with volumetricmeteringvalves to monitor the water from the main line were provided for each treatment. From theCambridge English Corpus Smolensky's local conjunction specifies a domain formeteringthe violation of the two constraints. From theCambridge English Corpus Meteringwould undeniably result in huge paybacks to wealthy people who live in large houses with large gardens. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Obviously, watermeteringwill be one of the options canvassed in that consultation paper. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Compulsory watermetering, while costing billions of pounds, may not save much water, would hit poor people hardest, and might harm their health and well-being. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If that is the case,meteringis the logical answer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no secret agenda to enforce compulsory watermetering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have inventory management systems in place for both hardware and software and ameteringsystem monitors all software use. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The solution ofmetering, given the initial installation cost, is not applicable for them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The remaining customer service committees were opposed to universalmetering, four expressing a preference for a system of banded charges. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have discussed a range of issues with the director general, including watermetering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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