cashpoint
cashpoint — noun
1. a machine, usually found outside a bank or in a public street, that gives you pa
a machine, usually found outside a bank or in a public street, that gives you paper money when you put a plastic card into it and enter a secret number
Wen took out sixty pounds from the cashpoint near the train station.
take out + amount + from a cashpoint
The cashpoint on High Street was broken, so Diego used the one inside the bank.
broken cashpoint + alternative location pattern
Leila forgot her card and could not use the cashpoint to get money for lunch.
The cashpoint outside the post office still works but the screen is hard to read.
Aiko found a cashpoint around the corner and took out enough cash for the bus.
- cash machine
also British, slightly more general and less tied to the original trademark
- ATM
international term, standard in American English and understood worldwide
- hole-in-the-wall
British informal, used mainly in casual conversation
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Primarily used in British English. In American English the same machine is called an ATM or automated teller machine.