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coin-op

British  
/ ˈkɔɪnˌɒp /

noun

  1. a launderette or other service installation in which the machines are operated by the insertion of coins

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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His consulting firm, Sharpe Communications, helps pinball manufacturers and others in the coin-op industry secure licensing deals, and — spoiler alert — he’s still married to Ellen.

From Washington Post Mar. 26, 2023

If thorough sorting isn't feasible — for instance, if you use coin-op laundry or a shared laundry room — Richardson recommends at least washing whites separately.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2022

The couple lived in Silicon Valley at the time, and Edmonds ran his own catering and vending machine company, filling coin-op soda and snack dispensers for tech companies.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2020

By 1970, Animal Behavior Enterprises was in the business of renting coin-operated animal attractions—the chicken in Norwood is inside a coin-op machine—where, for a dime or two, an animal would do its trick.

From Slate Dec. 10, 2018

I knew I probably wouldn’t be able to fall back asleep, so I decided to kill the remaining hours until dawn by brushing up on a few coin-op classics.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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