Definitions

1. noun

1. A self-service restaurant or cafeteria where customers select and serve their own food from a series of automated vending machines or counters.

“After a long day, we stopped by the automat for a quick dinner.”

2. noun

1. A vending machine or device that dispenses goods, especially food, on the insertion of coins.

“The automat in the office building was a convenient place to grab a snack.”

3. verb

to serve food or drinks in an automat.

“The staff automat the meals to the waiting customers.”