cashpoint

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noun Freq #84805

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    An automated teller machine.

    Gordon Brown today urged police across England and Wales to offer to walk the last mile home with people who feel unsafe after they visit the cashpoint.

Etymology

A genericization of Cashpoint, originally a registered trademark of Lloyds Bank introduced in 1972, from cash + point.

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