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cashpoint

American  
[kash-point] / ˈkæʃˌpɔɪnt /

noun

  • cashpoints
    plural
  1. automated-teller machine.


cashpoint British  
/ ˈkæʃˌpɔɪnt /

noun

  1. a cash dispenser

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It is thought he had recently used a nearby cashpoint.

From BBC Oct. 17, 2023

"Here, they can ask for any notes of any denomination, whereas if you go to a cashpoint you may only get a bundle of £20s," she said.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2023

"There is a cashpoint at the Co-op but on the last bank holiday it was out of order all weekend," she said.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2023

I stopped railing and hurling and hurting when something went wrong: an editor’s rejection, a burnt cake, the time I left €200 in the cashpoint machine.

From The Guardian Mar. 23, 2021

And he said, “Why don’t you and I take a stroll to the cashpoint machine, eh?”

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon

Mr McKenzie is considering driving to the border with Poland, but said he was concerned about access to fuel, food, hotels, and cashpoints, as well as the poor weather conditions on the roads.

From BBC Feb. 12, 2022

“Chickpeas, though … In case the cashpoints run out of money, should I have a load of dried chickpeas?”

From The Guardian Aug. 1, 2019

Bring US dollars because cashpoints are scarce and card payments not widely accepted.

From The Guardian Nov. 22, 2018

Despite Koreans’ fondness for plastic and a declining number of cashpoints, won in circulation have risen by 15% a year since 2009, or more than triple the rate of the previous five years.

From Economist Oct. 1, 2015

In Larnaca, the third largest city on the tiny eastern Mediterranean island, the queues at cashpoints had shrunk by Sunday night but the mood was one of shock, anger and injustice.

From The Guardian Mar. 17, 2013

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