submeter

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English

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Etymology

sub- +‎ meter

Noun

submeter (plural submeters)

  1. A utility meter, especially for electricity, that allows for the monitoring of usage on a portion of a distribution network, especially not owned by a utility, past a main meter.
    • 2009 February 15, Manny Fernandez, “State Freezes Plan to Have Tenants Pay Electric Bills”, in New York Times‎:
      Proponents say residential submeters encourage tenants to reduce their energy consumption by making households that never had to worry about electricity costs take financial responsibility for the power they use.

Translations

Verb

submeter (third-person singular simple present submeters, present participle submetering, simple past and past participle submetered)

  1. (transitive) To install a submeter for.
    • 2009 February 15, Manny Fernandez, “State Freezes Plan to Have Tenants Pay Electric Bills”, in New York Times‎:
      “The submetering program is intended to help conserve energy, which is something that we remain committed to,” he said.
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To charge for electricity usage measured by a submeter.

Translations

Adjective

submeter (not comparable)

  1. On a scale based on units smaller than meters.

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

Probably a semi-learned term derived from Latin submittere.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: sub‧me‧ter

Verb

submeter (first-person singular present submeto, first-person singular preterite submeti, past participle submetido)

  1. to submit
  2. to subjugate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of submeter (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal submeter
Personal submeter submeteres submeter submetermos submeterdes submeterem
Gerund
submetendo
Past participle
Masculine submetido submetidos
Feminine submetida submetidas
Indicative
Present submeto submetes submete submetemos submeteis submetem
Imperfect submetia submetias submetia submetíamos submetíeis submetiam
Preterite submeti submeteste submeteu submetemos submetestes submeteram
Pluperfect submetera submeteras submetera submetêramos submetêreis submeteram
Future submeterei submeterás submeterá submeteremos submetereis submeterão
Conditional submeteria submeterias submeteria submeteríamos submeteríeis submeteriam
Subjunctive
Present submeta submetas submeta submetamos submetais submetam
Imperfect submetesse submetesses submetesse submetêssemos submetêsseis submetessem
Future submeter submeteres submeter submetermos submeterdes submeterem
Imperative
Affirmative submete submeta submetamos submetei submetam
Negative (não) não submetas não submeta não submetamos não submetais não submetam

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