Usually means: Assigned or dispensed as punishment.
Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions History Easter eggs (New!)
We found 11 dictionaries that define the word meted:

General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. meted: Merriam-Webster
  2. meted: Collins English Dictionary
  3. meted: Wordnik
  4. meted: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. meted: Wiktionary
  6. Meted, meted: Dictionary.com
  7. Meted: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  8. Meted: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  9. meted: FreeDictionary.org
  10. meted: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. meted: Legal dictionary

(Note: See mete as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (mete)

verb:  (transitive, usually with “out”) To dispense, measure in order to dispense, allot (especially punishment, reward etc.).
noun:  A boundary or other limit; a boundary-marker; mere.
adjective:  Obsolete spelling of meet (“suitable, fitting”). [(archaic) Suitable; right; proper.]
▸ Also see mete


Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:

Words similar to meted

Usage examples for meted

Idioms related to meted

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing meted

Popular nouns described by meted

Words that often appear near meted

Rhymes of meted

Invented words related to meted

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux