automat

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


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
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
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.

'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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