automated teller machine
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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
- an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used