‘customers are advised to take a meter reading to check against the final bill’
‘I immediately rang back and got a young man who asked for the gas meter reading.’
‘That's the best peak flow meter reading your child has ever gotten.’
‘The amount of solar power output is measured, and at the end of each year each member sends his or her meter reading to the co-op.’
‘Take a meter reading of your subject using your manual exposure mode.’
‘I hung back a little to take some pictures but I couldn't get a decent light meter reading.’
‘This you place beside the subject and take a meter reading from it.’
‘I mentally estimated the taxi meter reading.’
‘Note the reproducer level meter reading as you make the recording.’
‘After an hour take another meter reading.’
‘It's important to check the meter reading when you move in.’
‘Hello, I'd like to give you the meter readings for the property I've just moved into.’
1.1An act of inspecting and recording the figure or amount shown by a meter.
‘frequent meter readings provided information about energy use’
‘automated meter reading is no longer just a time-saving device’
‘The company's current arrangements for meter reading are not affected by this announcement.’
‘"For the time being at least the cost of technology remains too high, since the cost per meter reading is extremely low," he said.’
‘Water, gas, and power meter reading is still labor intensive.’
‘I suggest the City implement a reliable system of electricity meter reading.’
‘Other features of the automation plan include distribution management, energy management and automatic meter reading (AMR).’
‘He was studying automatic meter reading systems.’
‘The new Internet site also provides a range of 'virtual' services for domestic customers including meter reading, signing up for dual fuel and switching to green electricity.’
‘He said meter readings were hampered by households which were not accessible to council employees.’
‘The survey found that there were large differences in prices imposed by local authorities for charges such as water meter readings and rental.’
‘The company gave him information obtained as a result of manual meter readings.’
‘They contract the work out to meter reading companies who employ their own staff for the job.’
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