coin box

American

noun

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

coin box British

noun

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

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coin box

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

After we had been traveling for a few miles, I put my note pad back in my shirt pocket, took the top off my coin box, and starting looking at my pennies.

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

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