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pay-station

3.9

A machine you use to pay for parking or tickets

noun
/peɪ ˈsteɪʃən/

: máquina de pago

The driver paid at the pay-station in the lot to park for two hours.

Examples

City workers installed a new pay-station near the bus stop for contactless fare payments.
She forgot coins, so she used the smartphone app instead of the pay-station at the gate.
The pay-station is located near the entrance.
I need to find a pay-station to buy my ticket.
The driver paid at the pay-station in the lot to park for two hours.
City workers installed a new pay-station near the bus stop for contactless fare payments.
I need to find a pay-station to buy my ticket.

Synonyms

paybox

vspay-station

5.5

A device that accepts card or mobile payments

is a physical self-service kiosk taking coins cards and contactless for local services

How Convenient

contactless

1 3.7

pay-station

3.9

parking meter

12 2.3

cashbox

1 3.2

Surface Forms

pay-station singular

pay-stations plural

Morphology

pay-station = pay + station (transparent) = pay + station

The compound clearly denotes a kiosk or machine where payments are made; the modern broader usage (cards, contactless) does not obscure the core meaning.

Etymology

Pay-station comes from pay ('to give money') and station ('a place' or 'service spot'). Today it names self-service machines or kiosks where you pay for parking, tickets, or transit, so the word says exactly what it does: a place to make a payment.