1
: a small structure with one or more open sides that is used to vend merchandise (such as newspapers) or services (such as film developing)
2
: a small stand-alone device providing information and services on a computer screen
a museum with interactive kiosks
3
: an open summerhouse or pavilion
Examples of kiosk in a Sentence
She sells souvenirs at a kiosk in the mall.
You can pick up your plane tickets at one of the airport's kiosks.
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Tom’s shoes showcased its one for one giving model through abundant in-store signage, on product labels, on an interactive kiosk, and through an emotional, immersive VR video in a corner of the store that took viewers on a virtual giving trip to a small village in Peru.
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Michelle Greenwald, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Three masked suspects with sledge hammers smashed glass display cases at a Jewelry Time kiosk on the second level of the mall near the Sears store, with each of them grabbing handfuls of different kinds of jewelry, authorities said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
Late last month, Allie-Brennan admitted to failing to properly scan merchandise at a self-checkout kiosk at a Target in Bethel, blaming the error on rushing to visit his ailing grandmother.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
Visitors—both Tesla owners and walk-ins—can order burgers, wings, hot dogs and milkshakes via kiosks or the Tesla Diner app, which is built into the car's touchscreen.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
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Michelle Greenwald, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Three masked suspects with sledge hammers smashed glass display cases at a Jewelry Time kiosk on the second level of the mall near the Sears store, with each of them grabbing handfuls of different kinds of jewelry, authorities said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
Late last month, Allie-Brennan admitted to failing to properly scan merchandise at a self-checkout kiosk at a Target in Bethel, blaming the error on rushing to visit his ailing grandmother.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
Visitors—both Tesla owners and walk-ins—can order burgers, wings, hot dogs and milkshakes via kiosks or the Tesla Diner app, which is built into the car's touchscreen.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for kiosk
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“Kiosk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kiosk. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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kiosk
noun
ki·osk
ˈkē-ˌäsk 
kē-ˈäsk
1
: a small light structure with one or more open sides used especially to sell merchandise or services
2
: a small structure that provides information and services on a computer screen
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