automatic teller
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- noun
- /ˈɔːtəmætɪk ˈtɛlər/
- Specialized
:
cajero automático
- Many people prefer using the automatic teller for quick withdrawals instead of waiting in line.
- automatic teller machine
Examples
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After depositing a check, he used the automatic teller to get some cash for lunch.
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We could replace you with an automatic teller.
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There are no automatic teller machines to withdraw money either.
Blog text (27) -
He had seen his dad get cash with his credit card at the bank and at the automatic teller machine.
Fiction book (1998) -
We bank online and through computerized automatic teller machines.
Academic text (2007) -
Their records show he withdrew two hundred dollars from the automatic teller in the lobby at two thirty-five.
Fiction book (2000) -
For several days, Judd saved cash, withdrawing as much as he could each day from the automatic teller machine.
Fiction book (1998) -
She checked her wallet to make sure she had fifty dollars in cash; she did, but it would wipe her out until she could get to an automatic teller, something she didn't like to do at night.
Fiction book (1998) -
She withdrew cash from the automatic teller before heading to the grocery store.
Synonyms
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A machine outside banks that gives cash when you use a card and code
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A machine outside a bank where you take out money with a bank card and PIN
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A machine outside banks that gives cash and does simple bank tasks with a card
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A machine that gives you cash from your bank account when you use a bank card and secret number
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A machine outside banks that gives cash and lets you do basic banking with a card and a code
A machine outside a bank that gives out money when you use a bank card and code
Antonyms
How Automated
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositional: 'automatic' (functioning with little human input) modifies 'teller' (a bank worker), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer a machine that performs teller functions. This adjective+noun pattern is straightforward and has clear parallels in many languages (e.g., Spanish 'cajero automático'), supporting immediate comprehensibility.
Etymology
The name automatic teller comes from the idea of a bank teller, the person who gives out cash, being replaced by a machine that is automatic and works on its own. That's why it means a machine that lets you get money 'without a human teller'.