: 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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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Chase Secure Banking℠ Minimum balance to open $0 Free ATM network
Bank from anywhere with access to more than 15,000 Chase ATMs, more than 4,700 Chase branches, the Chase Mobile® app and Chase.com.
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Member FDIC
Terms apply.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
That is replaced with being a constant taxi driver and an ATM machine.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Dylan took the exit on the county line and pulled into the lonesome border truck stop, pissed in the bathroom, paid for Bob’s coffee with cream and with sugar and took out three hundred dollars at the ATM.
—Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
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Noun
You’re told to go to a bitcoin ATM or make a bank transfer.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Chase Secure Banking℠ Minimum balance to open $0 Free ATM network
Bank from anywhere with access to more than 15,000 Chase ATMs, more than 4,700 Chase branches, the Chase Mobile® app and Chase.com.
LEARN MORE
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Member FDIC
Terms apply.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
That is replaced with being a constant taxi driver and an ATM machine.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Dylan took the exit on the county line and pulled into the lonesome border truck stop, pissed in the bathroom, paid for Bob’s coffee with cream and with sugar and took out three hundred dollars at the ATM.
—Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Atm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atm. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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