cashpoint

noun

cash·​point

ˈkash-ˌpȯint

plural cashpoints

British

: atm

A man who mugged a stranger after watching him withdraw money from a cashpoint has been given a suspended prison sentence.

—Plymouth Herald, 1 Dec. 2012

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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