cashpoint

CEFRB1

/ˈkæʃpɔɪnt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A machine that lets people take money from a bank account.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An automated teller machine.

Examples

  • My credit card was rejected by the cashpoint.

  • I'm looking for a cashpoint.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • 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.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

I withdrew fifty pounds from the blank near the bank entrance.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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