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automated-teller machine

[aw-tuh-mey-tid tel-er]
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noun
  1. an 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. Abbreviation: ATM
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Origin of automated-teller machine

First recorded in 1980–85
Also called automated teller, automatic-teller machine, cash machine, money machine.
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British Dictionary definitions for automated teller machine

automated teller machine

noun
  1. a computerized cash dispenserAbbreviation: ATM
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