automated-teller machine

[ aw-tuh-mey-tid--tel-er muh--sheen ]

noun

1. an electronic banking machine that dispenses cash, accepts deposits, and performs other services when a customer inserts a plastic card and pushes the proper coded buttons. : ATM

automated teller machine

noun

1. a computerized cash dispenser ATM

Word History and Origins

Origin of automated-teller machine¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

The California Employment Development Department approved DeMola’s fraudulent applications and issued bank debit cards that co-conspirators used to withdraw cash from automated teller machines in Los Angeles and other parts of California, prosecutors say.

From Los Angeles Times

Another clip, near an automated teller machine, shows a man wearing a blue uniform being struck on the head repeatedly by one guard, and then kicked by another.

From Washington Post

After forcing a couple to withdraw money from an automated teller machine at a convenience store, Mann fled in a getaway vehicle and struck a roadside sign, authorities said.

From Washington Times

“She used union funds for her personal benefit by writing checks to cash, making cash withdrawals at automated teller machines, and making personal purchases using the unions’ debit cards,” Phelps said.

From Washington Post

Thieves are using trucks as battering rams to steal automated teller machines from inside local businesses, Baltimore police said.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• ATM
• automatic teller machine
• cash machine