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vending machine

noun

  1. a coin-operated machine for selling small articles, beverages, etc.


vending machine

noun

  1. a machine that automatically dispenses consumer goods such as cigarettes, food, or petrol, when money is inserted Also calledautomat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vending machine1

First recorded in 1905–10
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One, roughly the size and shape of a small vending machine, is in street clothes while the other towers over him in skates and a white-and-black hockey sweater.

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The Old Tractor Shed Farm Shop in Brookland has installed three vending machines which continue to offer a range of products when the main business is closed.

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They got the audience to collectively groan in horror at a particularly gory clip from “Final Destination: Bloodlines” involving an MRI machine, body piercings and a vending machine spring.

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For decades, the cola wars played out in Super Bowl commercials and fast food soda fountains, in taste tests and vending machine allegiances.

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After making a purchase, customers were given a token to put into a special vending machine, which spat out Louis Vuitton x Murakami novelty items, including stickers and trading cards.

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