vending machine

noun

: a coin-operated machine for selling merchandise

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The cards can be refilled at OMNY-card vending machines, which the MTA has been quietly adding throughout the system over the past year. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024 Saving a life could start with a vending machine From mid-November through Dec. 31, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints places Light the World Giving Machines in locations worldwide. Cynthia Tully, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 Judging by their ubiquity in vending machines and on pastries, perhaps. Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2024 The machines function like vending machines, providing 30 to 35 opportunities to donate. Delano Massey, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vending machine 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of vending machine was circa 1895

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“Vending machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vending%20machine. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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vending machine

noun
: a machine from which one may get merchandise after putting in coins

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