kiosk
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3.3
- noun
- /ˈkiːɒsk/
:
quiosco
- You can buy snacks and drinks at the kiosk in the park.
- information kiosk
- new kiosks
- commercial kiosks
Hey, I was wrong about putting a kiosk in that neighborhood.
- Hey, I was wrong about putting a kiosk in that neighborhood.
- I sold cell phones at a kiosk and, you know, Fashion Square Mall in Phoenix.
- Maybe we need to shut down all these expensive leaseholds of big stores and just have kiosks.
- It doesn't matter even if you're have a store, a stall, a kiosk, even if you're selling your stuff online, it doesn't make a difference.
- The second thing was during the trial there was a witness who was very important, who was a traffic cop who was in a kiosk real near the square.
- I automated McDonald's kiosk to ATM machines for cake cupcakes.
Examples
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Your things are waiting for you at the information kiosk in the lobby.
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My mother sold papers in the subway kiosks, twelve hours a day, seven days a week.
Fiction book (1997) -
There would be a message kiosk, for instance.
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"Wait on the bench by the coffee kiosk," the man had said.
Fiction book (1999) -
I met him by a news kiosk in Alexanderplatz, East Berlin.
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Meet me at the kiosk opposite El Teddy's at 12.
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And in March, Saxon officials opened an information kiosk for the site in a nearby fourteenth-century castle.
Academic text (2006) -
With regard to the new kiosks on Copacabana Beach, almost everyone liked them.
Academic text (2012) -
George wound up the tour, pointing the visitors toward the kiosk where Cathedral souvenirs could be purchased.
Fiction book (1995) -
I hobbled up to the nearest kiosk to lean on something while the pain subsided.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
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1.4
A small enclosed space where people sell things, give information, or vote
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1.0
A small booth at a market where people sell goods
A small booth with a telephone that people use
A small temporary stall where people sell goods at markets or fairs
A small movable stand that sells hot coffee and simple food on streets, often at night
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Etymology
The word kiosk comes from the Turkish köşk, and earlier from the Persian kōšk, both meaning 'pavilion' or 'a small building in a garden'. So, imagine a little garden pavilion where people sold things — that image explains why a kiosk today is a small open booth or stand.