coin-operated
Needs inserted currency
Coin-operated describes machines that work when you insert coins: a coin-operated laundry, coin-operated parking meters.
The term applies to vending machines, arcade games, washing machines, and similar devices that require payment for each use.
Figuratively, calling someone coin-operated suggests they're motivated purely by money.
Self-service clothes-washing business
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- vendingSelling through machines
- payphonePublic coin-operated telephone
- jukeboxCoin-operated music player
parking meter · turnstile · slot machine · washer · dryer · locker · binoculars · telescope
laundromat
Self-service clothes-washing business
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- vendingSelling through machines
- payphonePublic coin-operated telephone
jukebox · parking meter · turnstile · slot machine · washer · dryer · locker · binoculars · telescope · kiosk
slot
Narrow slit for insertion
deposit · change · meter · mechanism · accept · reject · jam · return · hopper · validator
fee
Payment for service
paid · prepaid · metered · timed · currency · nickels · dimes · tokens · exact change · cashless
- laundromatwasher, washers, dryer, dryers, washing machines
- mechanical musicmusic box, barrel organ, player piano, calliope, street organ
coin-operatedcontactless
Requiring no physical touch
digital payment · cashless · tap-to-pay · prepaid · mobile payment
coin-operatedfree
Without payment or restriction
complimentary · gratis · no-cost · all-inclusive · included
coin-operatedautomatic
Operating without intervention
always-on · continuous · hands-free · automated · manual
coin, coins, operation, operator, operating, operative, operated, coinage, coining