What does "atm" mean?
Initialism of automated teller machine or automatic teller machine.
Atm
noun, phrase, slang
noun, phrase, slang ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Initialism of automated teller machine or automatic teller machine.
- Grammar: atm is listed as noun, phrase, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: atmosphere, automatic teller machine, cash machine, standard atmosphere.
- Useful contrasts: ground-based, human teller, manual teller.
- Usage evidence: That ATM at the supermarket, does it work?
How to use "atm"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Initialism of automated teller machine or automatic teller machine. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 2 an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used wordnet
- 3 Any source of a large amount of money. broadly, countable, slang, uncountable
"Too often California is relegated to serving as the nation’s political ATM."
- 4 a means of digital communications that is capable of very high speeds; suitable for transmission of images or voice or video as well as data wordnet
- 5 Initialism of Adobe Type Manager. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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- 6 a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade wordnet
- 7 Initialism of asynchronous transfer mode. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 8 Initialism of active traffic management. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 9 Initialism of advanced traffic management. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 10 Initialism of air traffic management. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 11 Initialism of air traffic movement. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 12 Initialism of available ton mile. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 13 Initialism of ass to mouth. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable, vulgar
- 14 Initialism of amateur telescope maker. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 15 Initialism of at the market, see at-the-market offering. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Phrase
- 1 Initialism of at the moment. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of ATM. Internet, alt-of
Synonyms
All synonyms atmosphereautomatic teller machinecash machinestandard atmosphereasynchronous transfer modeatmospheric
Antonyms
Example
"That ATM at the supermarket, does it work?"
Common questions
What is a synonym for "atm"?
Common synonyms include: atmosphere, automatic teller machine, cash machine, standard atmosphere, asynchronous transfer mode, atmospheric.
How do you use "atm" in a sentence?
That ATM at the supermarket, does it work?