A slot machine is a machine from which you can get food or cigarettes or on which you can gamble. You make it work by putting coins into a slot.
slot machine in British English
noun
a machine, esp one for selling small articles or for gambling, activated by placing a coin or metal disc in a slot
slot machine in American English
a machine worked or started by inserting a coin or token in a slot
; specif.,
a.
a vending machine
b.
a gambling device having a lever that is pulled to spin disks and turn up symbols, various combinations of which determine the results
slot machine in American English
noun
1.
a gambling machine operated by inserting coins into a slot and pulling a handle that activates a set of spinning symbols on wheels, the final alignment of which determines the payoff that is released into a receptacle at the bottom
2.
any machine operated by inserting coins into a slot, as a vending machine
Word origin
[1890–95]
Examples of 'slot machine' in a sentence
slot machine
An amusement arcade whose slot machines have been emptied of their cash.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Think, for instance, about how a slot machine works.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
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British English: slot machine /slɒt məˈʃiːn/ NOUN
A slot machine is a machine from which you can get food or cigarettes or on which you can gamble. You make it work by putting coins into a slot.