coin box

American  

noun

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

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coin box British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of coin box

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

For 50 cents, a coin box offers, a kid can enjoy a gallop on a butchered chicken.

From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2015

The bus also features a coin box similar to the one on the bus that Rosa Parks rode in Montgomery, Alabama.

From Washington Times • Jan. 22, 2015

Then he slapped on a coin box taken from an old pinball machine, and a star was born.

From Slate • Oct. 7, 2014

BT agreed to leave the phone, although they removed the coin box.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2013

I took out my coin box from underneath the mattress and removed the top.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez