the part of a coin-operated machine into which coins are placed
coin box in American English
noun
a locked container or receptacle for holding coins deposited in a pay telephone, pinball machine, turnstile, or other coin-operated machine
Word origin
[1905–10]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Expressionism, jazz, one-shot, revolving door, thiamine