slot machine

noun

1

: a machine whose operation is begun by dropping a coin into a slot

2

: an originally coin-operated gambling machine that pays off according to the matching of symbols on wheels spun by a handle

also : an electronic version of this machine

Examples of slot machine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The casino, which opened in 2022, spans 100,000 square feet with more than 2,100 slot machines and more than 80 table games. —Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2026

Voters, in approving adding gambling to the state constitution, approved language assigning up to 15,000 slot machines divided between those facilities. —Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2026

But the machines, which resemble slot machines and dispense cash prizes, don’t adhere to the same standards that apply to regulated gaming machines. —Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2026

Does this remind you of how slot machines pay out in Las Vegas? —Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for slot machine

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Kids Definition

slot machine

noun

1

: a machine whose operation is begun when a coin is dropped into a slot

2

: a coin-operated gambling machine that pays off for the matching of symbols on wheels spun by a handle