cash machine
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1.9
- noun
- /kæʃ məˈʃin/
- UK
:
cajero automático
- There's a cash machine in the lobby.
- go to a cash machine
- cash machine (ATMs)
- cash machine at a bank
And then, yeah, then, then I then I was doing like robberies for safes and cash machines.
- And then, yeah, then, then I then I was doing like robberies for safes and cash machines.
Examples
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Can we swing by a cash machine?
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I need a new cash machine.
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I... I... I guess I can go to a cash machine.
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I went to the cash machine.
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I'm just gonna go find a cash machine.
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I found money sitting in a cash machine outside the supermarket once.
Blog text (27) -
ELIZA: Did you go to the cash machine at least?
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You're using a cash machine.
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He slides his card into the cash machine.
Fiction book (2002) -
I need to find a cash machine to take out some money before the concert.
Synonyms
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1.6
A machine outside banks that gives cash when you use a card and code
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3.4
A machine outside banks that lets customers use a bank card to take out cash and do simple bank tasks
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2.9
A machine outside banks that gives cash and does simple bank tasks with a card
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2.9
A machine that gives you cash from your bank account when you use a bank card and secret number
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2.7
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
How Convenient
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a machine that dispenses cash' follows directly from combining 'cash' (money) and 'machine' (a device), forming a straightforward noun compound whose semantics are compositional. This is a common, cross-linguistic pattern and a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Cash machine is a simple, literal name: it was a machine that gave people cash, often outside a bank. So, cash machine today means 'a machine that lets you take out money'.