noun
an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used
• Syn: ↑cash machine, ↑cash dispenser, ↑automated teller machine, ↑automated teller, ↑automatic teller, ↑ATM
• Hypernyms: ↑machine
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automatic teller or automatic teller machine noun
An electronic panel set into the exterior wall of a bank, etc from which (on the insertion of a card and the keying of a personal identification number) customers are able to obtain cash, information about their accounts, etc (abbrev ATM)
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Main Entry: ↑automatic
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automatic teller machine,
= automatic teller. (Cf. ↑automatic teller)
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noun, pl ⋯ -chines [count]
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.