: 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
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Bill Waid, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The explosion blasted off the ATM, creating a hole the robbers allegedly used to steal $16,300 in cash.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
To put it bluntly, North Korea treated the South as a state-sized ATM—especially when progressive administrations were in power.
—Andrei Lankov, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
You’re told to go to a bitcoin ATM or make a bank transfer.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, her use of our mobile app dropped 35% this month, with a big spike in ATM transactions from other financial institutions and a $5,000 transfer going to a competitive trade account.
—Bill Waid, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The explosion blasted off the ATM, creating a hole the robbers allegedly used to steal $16,300 in cash.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
To put it bluntly, North Korea treated the South as a state-sized ATM—especially when progressive administrations were in power.
—Andrei Lankov, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
You’re told to go to a bitcoin ATM or make a bank transfer.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Atm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atm. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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