: 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
Examples of atm in a Sentence
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Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
The hub looks like a big portable ATM or high-tech drive-through coffee kiosk.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Read Next Georgia Suspect used bomb to blow up Bank of America ATM, Georgia cops say.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 26 Mar. 2024
Soon after Star Garden reopened, dancers told The Times that drink prices had ratcheted up, the bar had gone cashless and removed its ATM and management was discouraging customers from tipping with cash.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
How to get reimbursed for ATM fees While many places charge ATM fees, some banks offer reimbursements so customers can take out cash without having to pay for it.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2024
This rule has a few exceptions, like withdrawing cash at an ATM.
—Harrison Pierce, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2024
Later that evening, when an attempt to help a drunk White woman use an ATM leads to accusations of mugging by the woman’s boyfriend, Aren is rescued, and then recruited, by a mysterious Black stranger named Roger (David Alan Grier).
—Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
She was then asked to verify security information, after which she was informed that someone had been trying to take money out of her account from an out-of-state ATM.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
Noun
Hours after the explosion in Damascus last week, many of Israel’s almost 10 million people went into a panic: hearing pundits in the media predict a massive retaliation by Iran, Israelis stocked up on food and rushed to ATM’s to draw cash from their accounts in case of all-out war.
—Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
The hub looks like a big portable ATM or high-tech drive-through coffee kiosk.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Read Next Georgia Suspect used bomb to blow up Bank of America ATM, Georgia cops say.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 26 Mar. 2024
Soon after Star Garden reopened, dancers told The Times that drink prices had ratcheted up, the bar had gone cashless and removed its ATM and management was discouraging customers from tipping with cash.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
How to get reimbursed for ATM fees While many places charge ATM fees, some banks offer reimbursements so customers can take out cash without having to pay for it.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2024
This rule has a few exceptions, like withdrawing cash at an ATM.
—Harrison Pierce, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2024
Later that evening, when an attempt to help a drunk White woman use an ATM leads to accusations of mugging by the woman’s boyfriend, Aren is rescued, and then recruited, by a mysterious Black stranger named Roger (David Alan Grier).
—Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
She was then asked to verify security information, after which she was informed that someone had been trying to take money out of her account from an out-of-state ATM.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Atm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atm. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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