vending machine

vending machine
noun
a slot machine for selling goods (Freq. 4)
Hypernyms: ↑slot machine, ↑coin machine
Hyponyms: ↑automat

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noun, pl ⋯ -chines [count]
: a machine that you put money into in order to buy food, drinks, cigarettes, etc. — called also (Brit) slot machine

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vending machine [vending machine vending machines] [ˈvendɪŋ məʃiːn] [ˈvendɪŋ məʃiːn] noun
a machine from which you can buy cigarettes, drinks, etc. by putting coins into it

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