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# atm

«atm» in Mova's school dictionary: **a machine where people take money out of their bank…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (ATM, ATMs; UK also cash machine, cashpoint)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An ATM (automated teller machine) is a machine where people take money out of their bank account using a card and a secret number (PIN). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atm/#m1)

2) At an ATM people can also check how much money they have. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atm/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

a place where money is taken out; money then goes into the story; in everyday life and money lessons, keeping your PIN secret; phrases «ATM card», «use the ATM», «cash machine»

### examples

- He took 60 dollars from the ATM. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atm/#x1)
- The ATM gives only 20-dollar bills. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atm/#x2)
- She used the ATM twice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atm/#x3)
- The ATM charges a 3 dollar fee. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atm/#x4)
- Mom got cash from the ATM. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atm/#x5)
- Never tell anyone your PIN. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atm/#x6)
- Cover the keypad when you type your number. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atm/#x7)
- The ATM was out of cash. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atm/#x8)
- In the UK it's called a cashpoint. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atm/#x9)
- The ATM showed how much money was in the account. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atm/#x10)

### note

Taking money from an ATM adds to the money in hand and takes from the bank. Trap: a fee is an extra cost. «ATM machine» repeats «machine»; just «ATM» is enough. Safety: keep your PIN secret and be careful of people watching.

### In the corpora

- [A cash machine (an ATM in the USA, a cashpoint in the UK) asks for a secret number called a PIN.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/276-money-and-crowds-in-town/1/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «atm» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atm/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.