noun

slot

Translation

slot, opening, position, time slot

Insert the coin into the slot.

I have a time slot at 3 PM.

He earned a slot on the team.

a slot in ((sth.)) a narrow opening in (sth.) Put the card in the slot in the machine.

a slot for ((sb./sth.)) a position or time for (sb./sth.) Is there a slot for me in the schedule?

Synonyms: opening, slit, aperture, position, space

From Old French 'esclot' (hollow of the breastbone), of Germanic origin.

Think of a mail slot in a door or a time slot in a schedule. It's a narrow space for something to fit into.