Booth vs. Kiosk — What's the Difference?

A small, often enclosed compartment, usually accommodating only one person

Historically, a kiosk (from Persian kūshk) was a small garden pavilion open on some or all sides common in Persia, the Indian subcontinent, and in the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century onward. Today, several examples of this type of kiosk still exist in and around the Topkapı Palace in Istanbul, and they can be seen in Balkan countries.

A small enclosed compartment with a window, used to separate the occupant from others

A small structure, usually open in front, used as a newsstand or a place for selling goods or conducting transactions, as at a bank.

A seating area in a restaurant with a table and seats whose high backs serve as partitions.

A small structure housing an electronic terminal for public use, as for purchasing tickets or accessing information.

A small stall for the display and sale of goods.

A usually cylindrical structure on which advertisements are posted.

A small stall for the display and sale of goods.

(Archaic) A small open gazebo or pavilion.

An enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person.

A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.

An enclosed table with seats, as in a diner or café.

A similar unattended stand for the automatic dispensing of tickets, etc.

An enclosure for keeping animals.

A public telephone booth.

A house or shed built of boards, boughs, or other slight materials, for temporary occupation.

A Turkish garden pavilion.

A covered stall or other temporary structure in a fair, or market, or at a polling place.

A Turkish open summer house or pavilion, supported by pillars.

A partly enclosed area within a room for use of one or a small number of people, such as one in a restaurant having a table and seats, or one at an exhibition containing a display of products from one organization.

A light ornamental structure used as a news stand, band stand, etc.

A small structure designed for the use of one person performing a special activity; as, a telephone booth; a highway toll booth; a projection booth; a guard booth.

A small roofed structure, typically located on a sidewalk and sometimes in a parking lot, with one or more open sides, used to vend merchandise, such as newspapers or beverages, or services, such as key duplication or film developing.

A table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches

Small area set off by walls for special use

Small area set off by walls for special use

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A small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment