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automated-teller machine

[ aw-tuh-mey-tid tel-er ]
/ ˈɔ təˌmeɪ tɪd ˈtɛl ər /
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noun

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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RELATED WORDS

ATM

Nearby words

automata, automata theory, automate, automated, automated teller machine, automated-teller machine, automatic, automatic beat, automatic camera, automatic data processing, automatic door

Origin of automated-teller machine

First recorded in 1980–85
Also called automated teller, automatic-teller machine, cash machine, money machine.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for automated teller machine

automated teller machine

noun

a computerized cash dispenserAbbreviation: ATM
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