taxi

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Meaning

Synonyms

hire car

hired car

rent-a-car

rented car

self-drive car

drive-yourself car

self-drive

u-drive

you-drive

go by taxi

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtæk.si/
Etymology

Shortened from taximeter cab, taximeter (“automatic meter that records distance and fare”) from French taximètre, from German Taxameter (whence also English taxameter), coined from Medieval Latin taxa (“tax, charge”). More at tax, task.

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