coin box


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coin box

n
the part of a coin-operated machine into which coins are placed
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.coin box - the part of a slot machine that serves as a receptacle for the coins
receptacle - a container that is used to put or keep things in
coin machine, slot machine - a machine that is operated by the insertion of a coin in a slot
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Translations

coin box

n (= telephone) → Münzfernsprecher m; (= box) → Geldkasten m; (on telephone, meter) → Münzzähler m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

coin box

n (Brit) → telefono pubblico a monete
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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