slot machine

noun

1

: a machine whose operation is begun by dropping a coin into a slot

2

: an originally coin-operated gambling machine that pays off according to the matching of symbols on wheels spun by a handle

also : an electronic version of this machine

Examples of slot machine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When the first phase is complete, Jeff Babinski, American Place’s vice president and general manager, said the 200,000-square-foot building will house more than 1,200 slot machines, over 60 table games, restaurants, a food hall, a sports book and a poker room. —Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025

Call him a Las Vegas slot machine. —Nick Suss, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025

Another gambler bet $25 on a Dragon Link slot machine and won over $1 million at Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa, McClatchy News reported. —Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025

Westside Integrated Resort consists of a five-star hotel with 475 suites, a casino with 281 gaming tables and over 1,000 slot machines, a shopping mall and several theaters, the biggest of which will have 3,000 seats. —Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for slot machine

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Kids Definition

slot machine

noun

1

: a machine whose operation is begun when a coin is dropped into a slot

2

: a coin-operated gambling machine that pays off for the matching of symbols on wheels spun by a handle