coin-operated machine
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmachine
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machine
noun[C]
uk/məˈʃiːn/us/məˈʃiːn/
a piece of equipment with several moving parts that uses power to do a particular type ...
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(Definition ofmachinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In fact, the only interests affected are thecoin-operatedmachineinterests.
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Sometimes it can be a self-service where one pays at the counter till, and/or acoin-operatedmachine.
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Since the euro changeover, there has been a growing number of cases of fraudulent use of fake euro coins in coin-operated machines.
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We are also particularly concerned about forgery prevention, especially for the larger denomination coins, but also as regards recognition by coin-operated machines.
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It is inherently difficult for operators of certain coin-operated machines to take account of small changes in operating costs, whatever the reason for the change.
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Any change imposes considerable costs on both public and private sector, not the least on those employing coin-operated machines.
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It is a criminal offence to use plastic tokens, or indeed anything other than the correct legal tender, in coin-operated machines selling goods or services.
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If retailers are not drawing out sixpences, they are quickly removed from the public by coin-operated machines.
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I have received representations from people who use fruit or stamp machines or coin-operated machines, such as those for tube tickets.
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The second problem affects establishments with coin-operated machines, such as launderettes, for which an increase in prices involves a considerable capital outlay.
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Then there are goods and services sold through coin-operated machines.
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There is a net flow from coin-operated machines to the banks.
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The next part of the flow is that these sixpences then find their way from the pockets of the public into coin-operated machines.
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In many places coin-operated machines are the bedrock on which political, social or sporting clubs lean for their very existence.
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These revealed a demand for a £1 coin, particularly from those, like transport undertakings, that use coin-operated machines.
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In particular, comments were sought from the elderly, the blind, bulk handlers of coins and the manufacturers and users of coin-operated machines.
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They then generally find their way back to the banks via public transport undertakings and coin-operated machines.
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It is inherently difficult for operators of coin-operated machines to take precise account of changes in their operating costs, whether these arise from tax changes or from any other source.
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I do not think that the tikki was ever used in coin-operated machines, such as telephones, gas meters, machines for selling chocolate bars, and so on.
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Whenever there are changes in costs, there are always problems for the operators of coin-operated vending machines and other coin-operated machines.
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