: a computerized electronic machine that performs basic banking functions (such as handling check deposits or issuing cash withdrawals)
called also automated teller machine, automatic teller, automatic teller machine
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Andy Rose, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Chicago police are looking for the thieves who smashed through the front of a sub shop and stole an ATM on Wednesday morning in the Avalon Park neighborhood.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Vines demanded all her money, the woman reportedly said, and then demanded her ATM card and PIN number.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 13 May 2026
Authorities are investigating another smash-and-grab at an Eagle Rock 7-Eleven, in which a truck was used to ram into the store and suspects stole an ATM, ABC7 reported.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
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Thieves who might otherwise force people to go to an ATM to withdraw a limited amount of cash are instead demanding potentially unlimited crypto that is hard to trace.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Chicago police are looking for the thieves who smashed through the front of a sub shop and stole an ATM on Wednesday morning in the Avalon Park neighborhood.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Vines demanded all her money, the woman reportedly said, and then demanded her ATM card and PIN number.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 13 May 2026
Authorities are investigating another smash-and-grab at an Eagle Rock 7-Eleven, in which a truck was used to ram into the store and suspects stole an ATM, ABC7 reported.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
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“Atm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atm. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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