coin box

• Recipiente ou dispositivo que funciona com moedas, geralmente um telefone público ou uma caixa trancável para recolher moedas, hoje em grande parte substituído por sistemas de pagamento digitais.

A coin-operated container or device, typically a public telephone or a lockable box used for collecting coins, now largely replaced by digital payment systems.

1. Public telephone payment deviceB1formal

   A container or slot on a public telephone where coins are inserted to pay for a call.

   Orelhão com ficha

   • He dropped a quarter into the coin box to make a call.
   • The coin box on the payphone was jammed.
   • She searched her pockets for change to feed the coin box.

2. Collection container for coinsA2informal

   A box or container used to collect and store coins, often for savings or charity.

   Cofrinho

   • The children put their spare change into a coin box for charity.
   • He keeps a coin box on his desk for parking meter money.
   • The museum had a coin box for donations at the entrance.