coinbox

Slot machine stomach

A coinbox is a receptacle for collecting coins, typically found in pay phones, parking meters, vending machines, or laundry equipment.

The term often refers specifically to the locked compartment where payment accumulates: Someone had broken into the coinbox.

In British usage, a coinbox or coin-box telephone is a pay phone.

transaction

slot

Narrow slit for insertion

parking · meter · turnstile · fare · laundromat · arcade · telephone · change · dispenser · token

savings

piggybank

Child's savings container

thrift · hoarding · cache · reserve · collection · keepsake · childhood · allowance · jar

security

lock

Mechanism requiring a key

padlock · reinforced · enclosure · theft · burglary · protection · safeguard · barrier · robbery · secure

Opposites
payment method/technology

coinboxcard reader

Device reading encoded strips

digital wallet · tap-to-pay · card slot · mobile payment · Apple Pay

money storage/carrying

coinboxwallet

Small case for currency

coin purse · purse · billfold · money clip · cash dispenser

currency dispensing vs collecting

coinboxcoin dispenser

Device distributing metal currency

change machine · cash dispenser · ATM · coin return

Family

coin, box, coins, coined, coining, coinage, boxes, boxed, boxing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G