: 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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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
And if your savings account comes with an ATM card as some do, make sure to unlink it.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
Then there are the garden variety scammers, who find in crypto a means to separate people from their money via crypto ATM schemes — an epidemic that has cost Americans more than $330 million this year.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
The woman was forced into her home at gunpoint, tied up, and robbed of her ATM card, PIN number and other items, Lemont police said.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
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The Attorney General for the District of Columbia recently filed a lawsuit against Athena Bitcoin, a major crypto ATM operator, alleging that 93% of deposits to the company’s crypto ATMs were scam-related.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
And if your savings account comes with an ATM card as some do, make sure to unlink it.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
Then there are the garden variety scammers, who find in crypto a means to separate people from their money via crypto ATM schemes — an epidemic that has cost Americans more than $330 million this year.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
The woman was forced into her home at gunpoint, tied up, and robbed of her ATM card, PIN number and other items, Lemont police said.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Atm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atm. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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