adding machine
noun
a machine capable of adding numbers and sometimes capable of performing the other arithmetic functions of subtraction, multiplication, and division: such machines are now obsolescent, having been replaced in most applications by electronic calculators.
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Origin of adding machine
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Words nearby adding machine
addicted, addiction, addictive, addie, adding, adding machine, addington, addio, addis ababa, addis count, addison
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Example sentences from the Web for adding machine
To his marrow he was systematic; he was as definite as an adding-machine, as practical as a cash register.
Queed|Henry Sydnor HarrisonBut I could hug you for wanting to be a man, not an adding-machine!
The Book of Susan|Lee Wilson DoddThese he read off to Speyer, who in turn pressed the proper keys on the adding-machine––an endless, tedious, irritating task.
The Wall Street Girl|Frederick Orin Bartlett
British Dictionary definitions for adding machine
adding machine
noun
a mechanical device, operated manually or electrically, for adding and often subtracting, multiplying, and dividing
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