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vending machine definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a slot machine for selling goods

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: circa 1895 a coin-operated machine for selling merchandise

Britannica Concise

Coin-activated machine through which various goods may be sold. The first vending machines were introduced in 18th-cent. England to sell snuff and tobacco. From the late 19th cent. they have been widely used in many countries. Vending service is typically provided by a company that owns the machines and places them in businesses, schools, and the like. These operators provide the products and service either without cost to the owner of the premises on which a machine is located or in return for a small servicing charge.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(vending machines) A vending machine is a machine from which you can get things such as cigarettes, chocolate, or coffee by putting in money and pressing a button. N-COUNT