vending machine

noun

: a coin-operated machine for selling merchandise

Examples of vending machine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The tragedy has shaken students across campus Across campus, vending machines that offer free Narcan – an over-the-counter nasal spray version of naloxone used to rapidly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose – have been emptied, WMC reported. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

The same coffee kiosk can struggle inside a quiet office and perform well inside an apartment building, a hotel or a warehouse; vending machines have a similar dynamic. — Nick Cherkassky, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Carvana, the car vending machine retailer known for its glass towers filled with vehicles, is planning to add 100 new jobs in the Charlotte region, the company announced this week. — Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026

In Barisone’s Loxahatchee kitchen there is a dark-green safe the size of a vending machine. — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1895, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for vending machine

• acetylene
• adamantine
• adenosine
• amphetamine
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• aquamarine
• arsphenamine
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• buprenorphine
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Kids Definition

vending machine

noun

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