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Synonyms

automated-teller machine

American  
[aw-tuh-mey-tid--tel-er muh--sheen] / ˈɔ təˌmeɪ tɪd ˈtɛl ər mə ˌʃin /

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 British  

noun

  1.  ATM.  a computerized cash dispenser

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Etymology

Origin of automated-teller machine

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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But the biggest obstacle is that home computers have no way to produce hard cash, so they fail to eliminate a customer's periodic trek to the bank or automated-teller machine.

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It is, in short, one of the great conveniences of modern technology: the ATM, or automated-teller machine.

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There's no mistaking an automated-teller machine for a bank teller.

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Last winter another nearby bank installed an automated-teller machine, but Smith notes that it is hardly ever used.

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The prototype unit looks like an automated-teller machine, but it issues information rather than cash.

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