kiosk

noun

ki·​osk ˈkē-ˌäsk How to pronounce kiosk (audio)
1
: a small structure with one or more open sides that is used to vend merchandise (such as newspapers) or services (such as film developing)
2
: a small stand-alone device providing information and services on a computer screen
a museum with interactive kiosks
3
: an open summerhouse or pavilion

Examples of kiosk in a Sentence

She sells souvenirs at a kiosk in the mall. You can pick up your plane tickets at one of the airport's kiosks.
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Border points across Schengen have already installed lines of self-service kiosks for travelers to register. Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025 The machine was a bitcoin ATM kiosk -- one of more than 45,000 across the country. ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025 What To Know Although Post Offices will be closed on Monday, customers can still access a variety of postal products and services at more than 2,600 self-service kiosks located in select post office lobbies nationwide. Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 The e-commerce and cloud giant will deploy electronic kiosks in One Medical primary care locations starting in December 2025 in the greater Los Angeles area, with expansions to other locations soon after, the company wrote in a press release. Jeff Marks,paulina Likos, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kiosk

Word History

Etymology

Turkish köşk, from Persian kūshk portico

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Time Traveler
The first known use of kiosk was in 1625

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“Kiosk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kiosk. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

kiosk

noun
ki·​osk ˈkē-ˌäsk How to pronounce kiosk (audio)
kē-ˈäsk
1
: a small light structure with one or more open sides used especially to sell merchandise or services
2
: a small structure that provides information and services on a computer screen

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