# ATM

Pronunciation: say "ay-tee-EM" US /ˌeɪ ti ˈɛm/, UK /ˌeɪ tiː ˈɛm/

## Noun

1. Initialism of automated teller machine or automatic teller machine. — Initialism of automated teller machine or automatic teller machine.
   - Simple: Initialism of automated teller machine or automatic teller machine. People say each letter: A-T-M.
   - _She stopped at an ATM to withdraw cash for the taxi ride._
   - _Her bank refunds the fees she pays at any out-of-network ATM._
4. Any person, group, or thing that serves as a source of large amounts of money. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A person or thing that people get a lot of money from.
   - _Voters are tired of their state being treated as the federal government's ATM._
   - _Fans say the league treats them like a personal ATM, raising ticket prices every season._
5. Initialism of ass to mouth. — Initialism of ass to mouth.
   - Simple: Initialism of ass to mouth. A rude term used in pornography.
   - _She told the director she would not do any ATM scenes._
   - _Doctors warn that ATM can spread infections between partners._

## Phrase

2. Initialism of at the moment. — Initialism of at the moment.
   - Simple: Initialism of at the moment. Used in texts and online chat to mean right now.
   - _Super busy ATM. Can I text you back tonight?_
   - _ATM I'm just browsing, but I might order one next week._

## Noun · atm

3. Short for atmosphere, the unit of pressure.
   - Simple: A short way of writing atmosphere, a unit used to measure pressure.
   - _The reaction was run at room temperature and 1 atm._
   - _The steel cylinder stores the gas at a pressure of 200 atm._

## Other meanings

- (noun) Initialism of asynchronous transfer mode.
- (noun) Initialism of at the market.
- (noun) Initialism of air traffic management.
- (noun) Initialism of active traffic management.
- (noun) Initialism of Adobe Type Manager.
- (noun) Initialism of advanced traffic management.
- (noun) Initialism of amateur telescope maker.
- (noun) Initialism of air traffic movement.
- (noun) Initialism of available ton mile.

## Origin

From the English word atmosphere.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/atm (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).