cash machine en · NOUN
Meanings
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Synonym of automated teller machine.
I need to find a cash machine. I paid the tab at lunch, and now I have no cash left.
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(figuratively) Any person or thing alleged to be an easy source of cash.
Shiny like a limousine / You're spending like a cash machine
2020, “Cash Machine”, in Ugly Is Beautiful, performed by Oliver Tree:Near-synonym: money bag
They say he's her boyfriend, but I think he's mostly just her cash machine.
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(figuratively) Any person or thing alleged to be an easy source of cash. ▸ A business perceived as reliably generating good cash flow and profit.
But its [Amazon's] dominance in its market helped it become a cash machine over time: $33bn in free cash flow in 2024, against $2bn 10 years before.
2026 June 13, Robert Armstrong, “AI is revolutionising the stock market”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cash machines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
cash advance · cash-strapped · cash money