Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poker machine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: pok-er -ma-chine
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An electronic machine used to play games of chance for money, especially

American usage

noun

An electronic machine used to play games of chance for money, especially

Australian usage; New Zealand usage

Example Sentences

"He didn′t always play the same poker machine, but he never went to the tables where he would have to interact with a live dealer. In fact, he usually stuck to the row of poker machines closer to the back door."
"Even better, there are some video poker machines — admittedly, they′re very hard to find — that actually offer favorable odds if you play perfectly."
"Even there, you see poker machines placed in the bar counter to greet you."
"In New South Wales poker machines were legalized in clubs in 1956."
"Lotteries, horse-racing and poker machines loom large in the life experience of many Australians."
"At that time Ainsworth had been manufacturing and selling poker machines in NSW for nineteen years."

Usage

Inflected Forms

poker machines (plural)

Derived Forms

pokie

Phrases

pokie machine

Synonyms

slot machine

Questions

What does poker machine mean?: An electronic machine used to play games of chance for money, especially

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