Definition

Noun: 1. A computerized electronic device that provides bank customers with access to financial transactions in a public space without the need for a human teller: It is typically activated by inserting a plastic card encoded with the customer's personal identification number (PIN). Its primary function is to dispense cash, but many machines also allow for deposits, balance inquiries, and transfers.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • I need to withdraw some cash from the automated teller machine.
  • The automated teller machine on the corner is out of service.
  • Most automated teller machines are available 24 hours a day.

Advanced Usage

• ATM: This is the universally accepted and more common initialism for "automated teller machine."
  • I'll meet you at the ATM.
• Cash machine or cashpoint (chiefly British): Informal synonyms for an automated teller machine.
  • Is there a cash machine nearby?

Variants and Related Words

• ATM (noun): The standard abbreviation.
• Automated Teller (noun): A less common, shortened form.
• Teller Machine (noun phrase): Part of the full term, but not standard standalone usage.

Synonyms

• ATM
• Cash machine
• Cashpoint (UK)
• Bank machine
• Hole-in-the-wall (UK, informal)

Related Phrases

• ATM card (noun phrase): The card used to operate an automated teller machine.
  • I forgot my ATM card at home.
• ATM fee (noun phrase): A charge for using an automated teller machine, especially one not owned by your bank.
  • This ATM charges a three-dollar ATM fee.

Noun

1. an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used