Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Barometer stock.

see stock

Meter

1. A metric unit of length equal to 39.368 inches. 2. An instrument of measurement used to measure use or consumption, esp. used by a utility company to measure utility consumption < a gas meter > < a water meter > < a parking meter>.

alcoholometer

see breathalyzer.

barometer stock

A stock whose price fluctuates according to market conditions; an individual stock considered to be indicative of the strength of the market in general. - Also termed bellwether stock.

drunkometer

See BREATHALYZER.

intogimeter

See BREATHALYZER.

meter rate

A rate that a utility company applies to determine a charge for service < meter rate based on kilowatt-hours of electricity>.