vending machine
noun
a coin-operated machine for selling small articles, beverages, etc.
vending machines
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pluralof vending machine.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Snap, which unveiled more powerful $2,195 augmented reality glasses this year, sold glasses that record video in bright yellow vending machines in 2016, but the product flopped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Serving freshly-squeezed orange juice at S$2 per cup, iJooz vending machines are a common sight in shopping districts, train stations and housing blocks in Singapore.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
In 2005 he started a business selling health-food vending machines but came to feel an increasing sense of inner emptiness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Last month beverage giant DyDo Group Holdings announced it would remove about 20,000 vending machines -- around seven percent of their stock nationwide -- by January 2027, in order to "reconstruct a profitable network".
From Barron's ● Apr. 26, 2026
There was a big room full of round tables, each with two or three chairs, and some vending machines.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
