cash machine
noun
British
: a machine that people use to get money from their bank accounts by using a special card
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If the government cracks down on how care is authorized and reimbursed, if whistleblower cases uncover deeper abuses, or if investors lose trust in Optum’s structure entirely, then UnitedHealth becomes less of a cash machine and more of a litigation risk.
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Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
The younger Richardson remembers watching his dad play inside the then-Amway Center and recalls hearing a cash machine sound when his dad would sink shots from beyond the arc.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025
Benchmark initiates Analog Devices at buy Benchmark says the semiconductor company is a cash machine.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
While tang ping may be a boon for some people’s health, it’s been disastrous for the luxury goods industry, which has long viewed China as one big cash machine, responsible for a big chunk of annual revenue, both at home and through tourist spend abroad.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is a cash machine There will also be a ‘review mechanism’ in place, whereby a review will take place at the end of October 2025.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
But there’s also a twist: participants can withdraw group earnings from a special cash machine located inside their house to pay for special treats.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, the Fox cash machine known as the Big Ten Network has home markets across the heavily populated Midwest, in the big cities of the Eastern Seaboard (thanks to Maryland and Rutgers) and, starting this fall, in the massive Los Angeles market.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 17 July 2024
Her mother also would take money out of the cash machine two to three times a day and give it to anyone who asked.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 8 July 2024
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Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
The younger Richardson remembers watching his dad play inside the then-Amway Center and recalls hearing a cash machine sound when his dad would sink shots from beyond the arc.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025
Benchmark initiates Analog Devices at buy Benchmark says the semiconductor company is a cash machine.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
While tang ping may be a boon for some people’s health, it’s been disastrous for the luxury goods industry, which has long viewed China as one big cash machine, responsible for a big chunk of annual revenue, both at home and through tourist spend abroad.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is a cash machine There will also be a ‘review mechanism’ in place, whereby a review will take place at the end of October 2025.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
But there’s also a twist: participants can withdraw group earnings from a special cash machine located inside their house to pay for special treats.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, the Fox cash machine known as the Big Ten Network has home markets across the heavily populated Midwest, in the big cities of the Eastern Seaboard (thanks to Maryland and Rutgers) and, starting this fall, in the massive Los Angeles market.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 17 July 2024
Her mother also would take money out of the cash machine two to three times a day and give it to anyone who asked.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 8 July 2024
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“Cash machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash%20machine. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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