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reverse vending machine

reverse vending machine noun: a machine that accepts used (empty) beverage containers and returns money to the user, as part of a recycling initiative.

reverse vending machine: a machine that accepts used (empty) beverage containers and returns money to the user, as part of a...
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Noun

reverse vending machine (plural reverse vending machines)

  1. A machine that accepts used (empty) beverage containers and returns money to the user, as part of a recycling initiative.

Forms of reverse vending machine

pluralreverse vending machines

Questions about reverse vending machine

What does reverse vending machine mean?
Reverse vending machine means a machine that accepts used (empty) beverage containers and returns money to the user, as part of a recycling initiative.
What part of speech is reverse vending machine?
Reverse vending machine is a noun.
What is the plural of reverse vending machine?
The plural of reverse vending machine is reverse vending machines.

Words near reverse vending machine in the dictionary

  1. reverse trap
  2. reverse traps
  3. reverse trial
  4. reverse Turing test
  5. reverse Turing tests
  6. reverse vending machine
  7. reverse vending machines
  8. reverse video
  9. reverse ways
  10. reverse weeping angel
  11. reverse weeping angels

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