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ATM

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. (used in digital communications) at the moment. Also atm

  2. automated-teller machine.

atm. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. atmosphere; atmospheres.

  2. atmospheric.

atm. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Also: at..  atmosphere (unit of pressure)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
ATM 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. automated teller machine

  2. asynchronous transfer mode: used in digital communications, etc

  3. text messaging at the moment

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
ATM Cultural  

  1. An abbreviation for a utomated t eller m achine. This is a computer terminal that takes the place of a human bank teller and allows the user to access basic bank services, such as making deposits and cash withdrawals from remote locations, twenty-four hours a day.

Usage

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Example Sentences

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And one Sydney Morning Herald columnist proclaimed: "Australia was good to Harry and Meghan. Now they want to use us as an ATM."

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

An ATM con that involves some snooping, some acting and some sleight-of-hand is being carried out across Southern California, police say.

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

Of course, you can still make transactions using an ATM or your banking app.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

It’s been more than two weeks and she hasn’t turned on her phone, hasn’t used a credit card, hasn’t withdrawn money from an ATM.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

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