coin-operated

adjective

Operated, or activated, by placing coins in a slot.

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coin-in-the-slot
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Meanings

adjectivecoin-operated (not comparable)

alternative coin-op

  1. not comparableOperated, or activated, by placing coins in a slot.

    Just as a matter of information, the Pennsylvania Railroad has unattended coin-operated public telephones on its "Congressional Limiteds" between New York and Washington and on the "Broadway Limited" between New York and Chicago.

    1960 July, Robert G. Lewis, publisher, Railway Age, “Letters to the Editor: Telephones in trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 448

    Synonyms: coin-in-the-slot

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOperated, or activated, by placing coins in a slot.

Similar
coin-in-the-slot
Also see
coin-in-the-slot

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 投幣式的 /投币式的
  • 投幣式的 /投币式的 (tóubìshì de)operated by coins
Finnish kolikko-, kolikkokäyttöinen
  • kolikko-operated by coins
  • kolikkokäyttöinenoperated by coins
  • kolikoilla toimivaoperated by coins
Cite this entry
APA

coin-operated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coin-operated

MLA

“coin-operated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coin-operated. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coin-operated,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coin-operated.

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