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automated-teller machine
automated-teller machinenounan electronic banking machine that dispenses cash, accepts deposits, and performs other services when a customer inserts a plastic card and pushes the proper coded buttons. ATM
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automated teller machine
automated teller machinenouna computerized cash dispenser
automated-teller machine
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of automated-teller machine
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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The only financial innovation of recent decades that really improved Americans’ lives, Mr. Volcker once said, was the automated teller machine.
From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2019
Mr. Maselli said he once had neon signs in the window and an automated teller machine inside, which he removed at the landlord’s request.
From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2014
In Boston, Kyle Powers and Chris Yim, co-founders of Liberty Teller, a company that operates a bitcoin automated teller machine, were helping customers and answering questions at their kiosk in South Station on Tuesday.
From Reuters • Feb. 25, 2014
The bank told customers they could visit a branch or an automated teller machine instead of conducting business online.
From Reuters • Oct. 4, 2011
On a recent trip to Louisiana for her family reunion she watched every nickel and checked her balance at the automated teller machine several times a day.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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