Meaning:
mete out [phrasal verb]
mete (something) out or mete out (something) : to give (something) to the people who you decide 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.
▪ 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.





