ATM | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of atm in English atm Add to word list Add to word list abbreviation for at the moment: used for example on social media and in text messages: I'm busy atm. Internet terminology

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See more results » ATMnoun [ C ] mainly US uk /ˌeɪ.tiːˈem/ us /ˌeɪ.tiːˈem/ (UK usually cash machine, cashpoint) abbreviation for automated teller machine: a machine, usually in a wall outside a bank, shop, etc. from which you can take money out of your bank account using a special card: Is there an ATM near here? I need to get some money out.   gilas/ iStock / Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Withdrawing money

• automatic teller machine
• cash dispenser
• cashback
• clear
• clearance
• debit something from something
• dip
• dip into something phrasal verb
• draw
• draw something down phrasal verb
• drawdown
• hole in the wall
• instant access
• lay
• lay something out phrasal verb
• overdraw
• overdrawn
• take something out phrasal verb
• withdraw
• withdrawal

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ATM | American Dictionary

ATMnoun [ C ] (also cash machine) Add to word list Add to word list abbreviation for automated/automatic teller machine (= a machine from which you can get money by using a special card) (Definition of atm from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

ATM | Business English

ATMnoun uk /ˌeɪtiːˈem/ us Add to word list Add to word list [ C ]   BANKING abbreviation for automated/automatic teller machine: a machine, usually outside a bank, which customers can use to get money out or manage their account by using a plastic card together with a PIN (= a secret number): an ATM card/machineATM charges/transactions/withdrawals Most banks now offer free ATM transactions. See also cash dispenser cash machine Cashpoint [ U ]   IT abbreviation for Asynchronous Transfer Mode: a way of sending data from one computer to another (Definition of atm from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of ATM?

Translations of atm

in Chinese (Traditional) 現在（at the moment的縮寫，多用於社群媒體或手機簡訊等）, 自動櫃員機（automated teller machine的縮寫）… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 现在（at the moment的缩写，多用于社交媒体或手机短信等）, 自动柜员机, 自动取款机（automated teller machine的缩写）… See more in Spanish forma abreviada de "at the moment":, en este momento, forma abreviada de "automated teller machine":… See more in Portuguese forma abreviada de "at the moment":, no momento, neste momento… See more in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Korean in Ukrainian in Italian “automated teller machine”の略：ATM、キャッシュコーナー, ATM… See more otomatik para çekme makinası, ATM (bankmatik, otomatik para çekme makinesi)… See more DAB (Distributeur Automatique de Billets) [masculine], distributeur (automatique)… See more caixer automàtic… See more geldautomaat… See more bankomat… See more hæveautomat, pengeautomat… See more ATM, mesin kasir… See more เครื่องเอทีเอ็ม, เครื่องเบิกเงินสด… See more máy rút tiền tự động… See more bankomat… See more bankomat… See more mesin keluar duit… See more der Bankautomat… See more minibank [masculine], minibank… See more “automated teller machine”의 약어, 현금 자동 입출금기… See more банкомат… See more sportello automatico, Bancomat, (cassa automatica per prelievo e versamento)… See more Need a translator?

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