kiosk

noun

ki·​osk ˈkē-ˌäsk 

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

Synonyms

• 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

The kiosks are connected to a laptop. —Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

The Florida hotel with that teleworker remotely staffing the lobby was getting rid of the video kiosk, Wyndham’s vice president of external communications, Robert Myers told USA TODAY in August. —Eve Chen, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025

About a year and a half ago, the siblings decided to start their own coffee cart, a mobile kiosk that serves beverages like strawberry matcha and cinnamon cardamom lattes. —Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025

There’s a trailhead on the southwestern side of the park, near the entrance, marked with a kiosk. —Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Turkish köşk, from Persian kūshk portico

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Rhymes for kiosk

• bosque
• mosque

Kids Definition

kiosk

noun

ki·​osk ˈkē-ˌäsk 

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