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unmetered

5.5

Not measured or limited by a device that shows how much you use

adjective
/ʌnˈmiːtərd/

Specialized

: sin medir

Much of the parking along both corridors is unmetered.
unmetered cab

Examples

So the thing I don't have a problem with them doing Internet fast lanes and and unmetered, you know, partner connections and stuff like that.
Many people prefer to park in unmetered spaces to avoid paying fees.
Unmetered consumption, estimated from the population statistics.

Academic text (2003)
According to the census, San Francisco has over 280,000 metered and unmetered on-street parking spaces available and approximately 160,000 off-street spaces, including free, paid, customer-only, and permitted parking spaces.

Blog text (6)
The city provides unmetered roadside parking on weekends to encourage visitors.
In this area, you can find unmetered water sources for irrigation purposes.

Synonyms

unmeasured

vsunmetered

1 6.4

Something that has no clear limit

is about lack of meter control or fixed set amount rather than boundlessness

unquantified

vsunmetered

7.5

Not measured or given an exact amount

is not measured or limited by a physical meter or set amount

Antonyms

metered

1 4.2

Controlled by a machine that records how much of something is used

How Measured

metered

1 4.2

unmetered

Specialized

5.5

Surface Forms

unmetered positive

unmetered comparative

unmetered superlative

Morphology

unmetered = metered (transparent) = un + meter + ed

The meaning is a straightforward negation of 'metered', which in this sense means measured or limited by a meter.

Etymology

Unmetered comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and meter meaning 'measure' or a device that records use, like a parking meter or an electricity meter. So unmetered water, electricity, or data is 'not' measured and often has no fixed limit.