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atm

1 of 3

abbreviation (1)

atmosphere; atmospheric
: a computerized electronic machine that performs basic banking functions (such as handling check deposits or issuing cash withdrawals)

called also automated teller machine, automatic teller, automatic teller machine

ATM

3 of 3

abbreviation (2)

Examples of atm in a Sentence

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Noun
As soon as the victim taps their phone or enters their PIN, the malware captures everything the ATM needs to validate a withdrawal. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025 His car passed through several toll booths in Maryland and Delaware before stopping at an ATM in Newark, Delaware, according to the Post. Adam Thompson, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2025 Awarding this project helps ATM Virtual support innovative, ambitious genre filmmaking and allows filmmakers to execute grand visual ideas that might otherwise be budget-prohibitive. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025 In July 2024, Danielle Alalu came on board as president of Derek Lam 10 Crosby after serving as vice president of sales at Sperry and senior vice president of wholesale at Sweaty Betty and ATM Anthony Thomas Melillo. Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 18 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for atm

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1975, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of atm was in 1975

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“Atm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atm. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

ATM

noun
ˌā-ˌtē-ˈem
: a computerized machine that performs basic banking functions (as issuing cash withdrawals)
Etymology

Noun

automatic teller machine

Medical Definition

atm

abbreviation
atmosphere; atmospheric

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