coin-operated

adjective

coin-op·​er·​at·​ed

variants or less commonly coin-op

ˈkȯin-ˌäp 

: operated by coins inserted in a slot

a coin-operated laundry

… its arcade of coin-operated electronic amusement machines.

—John Hersey, The New Yorker, 7 Sept. 1987

He then slides on shower sandals to fetch blankets from the coin-op dryer in the basement of his Manhattan apartment building.

—Sandra Sobieraj Westfall, People, 30 July 2012

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

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