pay toilets
Fee-charging restrooms
Pay toilets are public restrooms that require payment—usually coins—to unlock the stall door or gain entry.
Once common in airports, bus stations, and other public spaces, they largely disappeared in the United States after campaigns against them in the 1970s but remain standard in parts of Europe: I needed exact change for the pay toilet.
Facility with toilets
- washroomRoom for personal hygiene
- lavatoryRoom for bodily relief
- WCBathroom initialism
- looBritish slang for toilet
urinal · privy · latrine · convenience · public convenience · comfort station · powder room · men's room
Rotating single-passage barrier
- coin-operatedActivated by inserted currency
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
- slotNarrow slit for insertion
- keypadButton array for input
swipe · card · code · barrier · gate · door · lock · unlocked
Absence of dirt
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- disinfectantAgent destroying surface pathogens
- soapFatty alkali cleanser
handwashing · paper towels · hand dryer · flush · sanitizer · janitorial · antibacterial · odor control
Payment for service
cash · contactless · card reader · vending · kiosk · attendant · tip · refund
Passenger boarding facility for locomotives
- airportAviation passenger facility
- bus terminalTransit departure point
- shopping mallLarge indoor retail center
- department storeLarge multi-section retail establishment
autobahn · service station · plaza · tourist area · city center · underground · metro · Europe
restroom
Facility with toilets
loo · urinal · privy · latrine · convenience · public convenience · comfort station · powder room · men's room · ladies' room
turnstile
Rotating single-passage barrier
- coin-operatedActivated by inserted currency
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
- slotNarrow slit for insertion
keypad · swipe · card · code · barrier · gate · door · lock · unlocked · entry
cleanliness
Absence of dirt
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- disinfectantAgent destroying surface pathogens
soap · handwashing · paper towels · hand dryer · flush · sanitizer · janitorial · antibacterial · odor control · cleaning schedule
fee
Payment for service
currency · cash · contactless · card reader · vending · kiosk · attendant · tip · refund · receipt
train station
Passenger boarding facility for locomotives
- airportAviation passenger facility
- bus terminalTransit departure point
- shopping mallLarge indoor retail center
department store · autobahn · service station · plaza · tourist area · city center · underground · metro · Europe · Japan
- coin machinesvending machines, slot machines, parking meters, gumball machines, coin slots
- hostile architecturepig ears, fence spikes, spikes