vending machine
nounDefinition of vending machine
: a coin-operated machine for selling merchandise
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Some of Sound Transit’s ticket-vending machines in the Seattle area were down for much of the Monday morning commute due to a widespread internet outage. — Christine Clarridge, The Seattle Times, "Comcast outage in Seattle area temporarily downs Sound Transit ticket machines," 24 June 2019 This was true in 2015 when current County Executive Calvin Ball — then a Howard County Council member — championed legislation requiring 75% of the snacks and drinks in vending machines on county property meet health standards. — baltimoresun.com, "Letters: Trump’s tweets about Cummings are not about Howard County; and more from readers," 6 Aug. 2019 Even the health ministry has a smoking area outdoors, and cigarettes are available in vending machines. — Megumi Fujikawa, WSJ, "Coughing Up Reform: Japan Tightens Smoking Laws a Little," 18 July 2018 The new rule – which will take effect on Aug. 20 – will see plastic water bottles removed from airport restaurants, cafes and vending machines. — Fox News, "San Francisco airport to prohibit sale of single-use plastic water bottles," 3 Aug. 2019 The new rule will apply to airport restaurants, cafes and vending machines. — Washington Post, "Plastic bottles sales banned at San Francisco airport," 3 Aug. 2019 San Francisco International Airport will ban the sale of single-use plastic water bottles on Aug. 20, including in cafes, restaurants and vending machines. — Shwanika Narayan, SFChronicle.com, "SFO’s plastic water bottle ban: What travelers need to know," 2 Aug. 2019 By providing easier access to CharlieCards, the T hopes to encourage riders to use CharlieCards and fare vending machines throughout their travels, resulting in a savings of both time and money. — Corey Dockser, BostonGlobe.com, "Comic book characters, CharlieCards, and art exhibits," 24 July 2019 In 2017 in California, there were 4,496 nonstore retailers, which includes online and mail-order businesses, as well as shops selling out of portable stalls and vending machines — a 61 percent increase from 2007. — Leonardo Castañeda, The Mercury News, "In Bay Area, small retail struggles while tech booms," 9 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'vending machine.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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