automated-teller machine

[aw-tuh-mey-tid--tel-er muh--sheen]

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. ATM

automated teller machine

noun

1. ATM. a computerized cash dispenser

Word History and Origins

Origin of automated-teller machine¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Related Words

• ATM 
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