vending machine

noun

: a coin-operated machine for selling merchandise

Examples of vending machine in a Sentence

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The café spaces offer drinks and baked goods in dedicated packaging, while the vending machines are an opportunity to snag collectibles. Joelle Diderich For Wwd, ARTnews.com, 27 Dec. 2024 Carvana Retail investors are fascinated by Carvana, which sells used cars online and delivers them from buildings that resemble giant vending machines. John Dorfman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 These students got to choose book from the school's book vending machine. Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024 Ten minutes later, Lauren shares, Dutton found something else to captivate him: a backstage vending machine with some of his favorite orange crackers. Nancy Kruh, People.com, 24 Dec. 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 5 Jan. 2025.

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vending machine

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

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