1) Fare computer 2) French word used in English 3) Hack recorder 4) It runs while you ride 5) Measuring instrument 6) Meter 
A taximeter is a mechanical or electronic device installed in taxicabs and auto rickshaws that calculates passenger fares based on a combination of distance travelled and waiting time. It is the shortened form of this word that gives the `taxi` its name. ==History== The modern taximeter was invented by German Friedrich Wilhelm Gustav Bruhn in 18.....
instrument for measuring fee for hired vehicle
(from the article `taxicab`) ...automobile available for hire to carry passengers between any two points within a city or its suburbs for a fare determined by a meter or zone ...
A taximeter is an apparatus by means of which the legal fare is calculated and shown to the hirer of a taxi. The mechanical taximeter was invented by A Gruner of Magdeburg in 1895 and operated on the basic principal that for any complete revolution of a vehicle's wheel, the vehicle has travelled a certain distance. Gruner's taximeter linked to the ...
[n] - a meter in a taxi that registers the fare (based on the length of the ride)
taximeter An automatic instrument installed in taxicabs showing the fare to be charged for a trip.
noun a meter in a taxi that registers the fare (based on the length of the ride)