coin box

noun

1. a locked container or receptacle for holding coins deposited in a pay telephone, pinball machine, turnstile, or other coin-operated machine.

coin box

noun

1. the part of a coin-operated machine into which coins are placed

Word History and Origins

Origin of coin box¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Then the thief took the coin box, containing between three and four hundred dollars, principally in gold.

From Project Gutenberg

One glance showed me that he was the bearer of a perfectly good coin-box, and in a second I had seized the opportunity.

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She counted the telegram with a sweep of her pencil and flipped the change to Connor out of the coin-box.

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And we are left in peace—now that our visitors have heard that we have a coin-box.

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He was helped in and placed far forward, just under the coin box.

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