This word for a passenger vehicle comes from the word for the meter that calculates payment
taximeter synonyms, taximeter pronunciation, taximeter ... a 
meter fitted to a taxi to register the fare, based on the length of the journey ... 
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the back of the cab and demand a payment more than the fare shown on the 
taximeter.