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💵 A cash box 💳 A payment device
paybox

paybox

5.5
A device that accepts card or mobile payments
  • noun
  • /ˈpeɪˌbɑks/
translation icon : terminal de pago
  • I used the paybox to pay for my parking with my credit card.

Pay at paybox or yeah, park Chicago.

Examples

  • At the concert, I found a paybox that allowed me to buy tickets instantly.

  • The convenience of the paybox makes it easy to settle my bills on the go.

  • Pay at paybox or yeah, park Chicago.

    Sarah Rae Vargas

How Convenient

contactless
1 3.7
paybox
5.5
cashbox
1 3.2

Surface Forms

paybox singular
payboxes plural

Morphology

paybox = pay + box (transparent) = pay + box

Modern extension to electronic devices is still a clear compounding pattern: a device/system for payments.

Etymology

Paybox keeps the same idea: pay meaning 'money you give' and box meaning 'a container' or 'device'. Today a paybox often means an electronic device that takes payments by card or phone instead of only cash.