coin operated
Needs inserted change
Coin operated describes machines that work when you insert coins: a coin-operated laundromat, coin-operated parking meters.
The term applies to vending machines, arcade games, laundry equipment, and other devices that accept payment in coins rather than bills or cards.
Often hyphenated as coin-operated when used before a noun.
- vendingSelling through machines
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- laundromatSelf-service clothes-washing business
- laundry roomSpace for washing clothes
- washing machineAppliance for laundering textiles
slot · video arcade · token · quarter · meter · jukebox · pinball · penny arcade · payphone · insert · mechanical · dispenser · washing · dryer · turnstile · pay phone · parking · change
- laundromatwasher, washers, dryer, dryers, washing machines
- coinspennies, leu, silver eagles, nickels, ban
- laundry partsagitator, drum, motor, pump, drain pump
- living statuesliving statue, human statue, street artist, stillness, pedestal
coin operatedcontactless
Requiring no physical touch
digital payment · cashless · tap-to-pay · mobile payment · electronic payment
coin operatedfree
Without payment or restriction
complimentary · no charge · gratis · prepaid · subscription
coin, coins, coined, coining, coinage, coiner, operate, operates, operated