meter reading

Questions about meter reading

What does meter reading mean?

meter reading means "a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for meter reading?

Close synonyms include reading, indication, reading. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is meter reading a common word?

meter reading is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.