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• automated-teller machine
  automated-teller machine

  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. ATM
• automated teller machine
  automated teller machine

  noun

  a computerized cash dispenser

automated-teller machine

American  

[aw-tuh-mey-tid--tel-er muh--sheen] / ˈɔ təˌmeɪ tɪd ˈtɛl ər mə ˌʃin /

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

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automated teller machine British  

noun

1.  ATM.  a computerized cash dispenser

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Etymology

Origin of automated-teller machine

First recorded in 1970–75

Related Words

• ATM
• automatic teller machine
• cash machine