: 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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Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
The service allows consumers to send and receive electronic money transfers to accept direct deposits and use a prepaid Cash Card to make purchases and ATM withdrawals.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
Isaacson’s biography concludes before Musk thrust himself into the political arena as Trump’s uninformed booster and ATM ($270 million during the 2024 campaign).
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
Inside the Premium Machine Michael Saylor's financial wizardry has transformed MicroStrategy into a Bitcoin acquisition juggernaut, fueled by two high-stakes maneuvers: At-The-Market (ATM) stock sales and convertible notes.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Why does the man seen in an ATM photo with Mack’s bank card have an earring with a dangling cross, just like the one in your arrest photo from earlier that day?
Wallace kept deflecting.
—Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
The service allows consumers to send and receive electronic money transfers to accept direct deposits and use a prepaid Cash Card to make purchases and ATM withdrawals.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
Isaacson’s biography concludes before Musk thrust himself into the political arena as Trump’s uninformed booster and ATM ($270 million during the 2024 campaign).
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
Inside the Premium Machine Michael Saylor's financial wizardry has transformed MicroStrategy into a Bitcoin acquisition juggernaut, fueled by two high-stakes maneuvers: At-The-Market (ATM) stock sales and convertible notes.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Atm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atm. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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