: 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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Ramal Nasim, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
Never give into demands to withdraw money in your accounts and take cash to a local crypto ATM.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 24 July 2025
Officers were called to the Target at 2:19 a.m. Sunday, and found that an explosive of some sort had been used to get into the store’s ATM, the police department said.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
Instead, there is more likely to be an AI-powered ATM, a seating area and a few offices used by customers with financial planning questions.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 17 July 2025
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The video also captured him throwing a Molotov cocktail, a homemade firebomb, at the ATM, which started a fire that ultimately caused significant damage to the bank’s structure.
—Ramal Nasim, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
Never give into demands to withdraw money in your accounts and take cash to a local crypto ATM.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 24 July 2025
Officers were called to the Target at 2:19 a.m. Sunday, and found that an explosive of some sort had been used to get into the store’s ATM, the police department said.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
Instead, there is more likely to be an AI-powered ATM, a seating area and a few offices used by customers with financial planning questions.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 17 July 2025
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“Atm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atm. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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