weighing machine
Noun
Meaning
weighing machine (plural weighing machines)
a mechanical device, often coin-operated, for determining the weight of an object or person
Alternative names
weighing-machine
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Examples
[Shorter variant:] In the short run, the market is a voting machine but in the long run, it is a weighing machine.
In the short-run, the market is a voting machine - reflecting a voter-registration test that requires only money, not intelligence or emotional stability - but in the long- run, the market is a weighing machine.