vending machine

noun

: a coin-operated machine for selling merchandise

Examples of vending machine in a Sentence

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The city of Gary installed its first Narcan vending machine at the Adam Benjamin Jr. Metro Center on March 21, and the health department plans to install additional machines throughout the city. Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025 The company consolidated its data from vending machines to design a data model to get visibility on the hundreds of brand assortments and interactions between different data pools. Karen Kim, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025 The long look at the fan-favorite franchise tonight sees peanut-allergic Bobby Campbell attempting to retrieve a peanut butter cup from a hospital vending machine urged on by his brother, who plans to revive him. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025 The ammunition bill effectively bans ammunition vending machines. Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2025 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 24 Apr. 2025.

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vending machine

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

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