ATM
1 Americanabbreviation
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atmosphere; atmospheres.
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atmospheric.
abbreviation
abbreviation
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automated teller machine
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asynchronous transfer mode: used in digital communications, etc
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text messaging at the moment
Usage
What else does ATM mean? In the world of personal banking, ATM is an abbreviation for automated teller machine. In digital communication, ATM is short for at the moment, usually written in lowercase as atm. How is ATM pronounced?[ ey-tee-em ]What are some other forms of ATM?atmWhat are some other words related to ATM?cashpointrnwyd
Example Sentences
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Among victims, authorities say, was an 83-year-old man who went to an ATM in the 2100 block of Colorado Boulevard around noon Jan. 15.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
The selloff began after Anthropic announced that its Claude Code tool could automate the modernization of COBOL, a decades-old programming language that underpins most ATM transactions and in-person credit card swipes.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
Here, the drop‑off is "near a public bank ATM", which is not immediately visible.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
You would, to put it rather bluntly, be living inside a giant ATM machine with their names on it.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026
I withdraw four hundred dollars, the max limit at this ATM.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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