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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The ad, released Wednesday, opens with a narrator asking what a burner phone, an expensive pen and a cash machine have in common.
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Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
This is something my colleague Jeremy Kahn has written about quite a bit, particularly in the context of Nvidia’s massive cycling cash machine.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Considering OpenAI’s massive spending promises and its extreme cash burn, Gemini, inside the cash machine that is Google, should be worth a lot more.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2025
The result is a steady, diversified cash machine that can lean toward offense or defense without putting the dividend at risk.
—Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 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
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
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
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
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Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
This is something my colleague Jeremy Kahn has written about quite a bit, particularly in the context of Nvidia’s massive cycling cash machine.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Considering OpenAI’s massive spending promises and its extreme cash burn, Gemini, inside the cash machine that is Google, should be worth a lot more.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2025
The result is a steady, diversified cash machine that can lean toward offense or defense without putting the dividend at risk.
—Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 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
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
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
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
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“Cash machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash%20machine. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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