Automat

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɔːtəmæt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ô′tə mat′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Au•to•mat  (ô′tə mat′),USA pronunciation [Trademark.]
  1. Trademarksa type of self-service restaurant in which customers obtain food from small compartments by depositing the required number of coins in slots so that the doors can be opened.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
automat / ˈɔːtəˌmæt/
  1. Also called: vending machine a machine that automatically dispenses goods, such as cigarettes, when money is inserted
'Automat' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Lewis gun - automatic - automatic transmission - automatize - nonautomatic - nonautomatically - subautomatic - subautomatically - unautomatic - unautomatically

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