vending machine

noun

: a coin-operated machine for selling merchandise

Examples of vending machine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Remember to pack snacks and drinks, since there are no concessions on board aside from a single vending machine dispensing soda and water. — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026

IJooz, the company operating the juice vending machine, filed a police report over the stunt and sanitized the dispenser while replacing all 500 straws in the machine. — CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Make a beeline for the flagship Olive Young store, the country’s biggest cosmetics retailer, where there’s a whole wall devoted to sheet masks, testing stations and a vending machine that doles out free skincare samples. — Siobhan Grogan, TheWeek, 17 July 2026

Some places also offer access to vending machines, bottled water or phone charging stations. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1895, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for vending machine

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Kids Definition

vending machine

noun

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