: to give (something) to the people who one decides should get it : to give out or distribute (something) We're trying to be fair in meting out rewards and punishments. —usually used to refer to something unpleasant (such as punishment) Huge fines were meted out as punishment. The king meted out justice as he saw fit.

How do you use mete out in a sentence?

(1) The judge meted out severe penalties. (2) Schools should not mete out physical punishment to children. (3) He felt he had a right to mete out physical punishment to the children. (4) The treatment meted out to captured soldiers was harsh.

What means of Mete?

transitive verb. 1 : to give out by measure : dole out She realized the stern retribution which justice metes to the murderer.— Edgar Rice Burroughs —usually used with out mete out punishment. 2 archaic : measure.