Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coin-operated

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables: coin--op-er-at-ed
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Operated, or activated, by placing coins in a slot.

Example Sentences

"Just as a matter of information, the Pennsylvania Railroad has unattended coin-operated public telephones on its "Congressional Limiteds" between New York and Washington and on the "Broadway Limited" between New York and Chicago."

Inflected Forms

coin-op (alternative)

Synonyms

coin-in-the-slot

Questions

What does coin-operated mean?: Operated, or activated, by placing coins in a slot.

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