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Definition of taxi noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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taxi

noun
taxi pronunciation English ˈtæksi taxi pronunciation American ˈtæksi
 
1 (also cab, taxicab) a car with a driver that you pay to take you somewhere. Taxis usually have meters which show how much money you have to paya taxi driver/rideWe'd better take a taxi.I came home by taxi.to order/hail/call a taxi2 in some places in Africa, a small bus with a driver that you pay to take you somewhere. Taxis usually have fixed routes and stop wherever passengers need to get on or off. see also dala-dala, matatu