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View synonyms for vending machine

vending machine

noun

  1. a coin-operated machine for selling small articles, beverages, etc.


vending machine

noun

  1. a machine that automatically dispenses consumer goods such as cigarettes, food, or petrol, when money is inserted Also calledautomat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of vending machine1

First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences

[WWD] Essie Launches Vending Machine: Shopping in airports has become quite convenient these days.

They'll buy your teenage daughter an abortion but they won't let her buy a sugary soda in a school's vending machine.

The last automatic vending machine alluded to is shown in our second engraving.

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