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KEE-osk/ˈkiːɒsk/

A kiosk is a small open shop or window: a ticket kiosk, newspaper kiosk, ice-cream kiosk. Stall is similar in a market. Shop is larger and usually indoors. Booth can mean a small enclosed space (photo booth). Buy tickets, snacks, or papers at a kiosk. Do not write chaos for kiosk.

Meaning

A small open shop that sells snacks, tickets, or newspapers.

Examples

• “Buy your tram ticket at the kiosk.”
• “Queue at the kiosk for festival wristbands.”
• “The station kiosk sold water and magazines.”

Good to know

a ticket / newspaper kiosk. Cousin: stall (market). Larger: shop.

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