Phrase guide

cash machine

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of automated teller machine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: banking, business

Examples

  • I need to find a cash machine. I paid the tab at lunch, and now I have no cash left.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: automated teller machine

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any person or thing alleged to be an easy source of cash.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

Examples

  • Near-synonym: money bag
  • They say he's her boyfriend, but I think he's mostly just her cash machine.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: money bag

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Any person or thing alleged to be an easy source of cash.

A business perceived as reliably generating good cash flow and profit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

Examples

  • These hustle-life influencers are portraying landlording as a cash machine, but really, more specifically, slumlording is what they're hyping.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: money bag

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cash dispenser, automated teller machine, automatic teller machine, automated teller, automatic teller, ATM

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: machine

History

Etymology

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