ATM machine

noun

A pleonastic but common variant of ATM.

Meanings

nounATM machine (plural ATM machines)

plural ATM machines

  1. A pleonastic but common variant of ATM.

    Why do people say "ATM machine"? The "M" stands for "machine".

    2023, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, spoken by Miles Morales (Shameik Moore)
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    Hold up, I need to use the ATM machine.[…]I forgot my personal PIN number. SMH my head. Lemme go inside the bank, I'll BRB right back ASAP as possible.

    2022 June 2, Cyanide & Happiness

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ATM machine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ATM%20machine

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