vending machine

noun

: a coin-operated machine for selling merchandise

Examples of vending machine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

This deep interrogation has led to cool experiments in form and distribution, like a series of zines sold via newspaper vending machine. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

Maryland more than doubled its naloxone distribution between 2021 and 2025, including via vending machines, emergency medical services, and programs in which public safety personnel provide the drug to people at the scene of an overdose. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1895, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for vending machine

• acetylene
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Kids Definition

vending machine

noun

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