🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

現金自動預払機

Pronunciation / Transliteration: genkin jidō yoharaki

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cash dispenser/ˈkæʃ dɪˌspɛn.sər/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #4500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"近くの現金自動預払機で現金を引き出す。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A mechanical device that automatically dispenses cash to bank customers upon insertion of a specialized card and entry of a PIN.

    "She stopped at the cash dispenser outside the supermarket to withdraw money for groceries."
  2. 2

    A smaller automated machine or device used primarily for dispensing currency or tokens in commercial settings.

    "The ticket kiosk was equipped with an integrated cash dispenser for giving exact change."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'cash', derived from the Middle French 'caisse' (meaning money box or chest) coming ultimately from the Latin 'capsa', with 'dispenser', from the Latin 'dispensare' (to weigh out or distribute). Coined in the mid-20th century with the advent of automated banking technology, it refers specifically to a machine designed to distribute currency notes automatically.

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