Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cash machine

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables: cash -ma-chine
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of automated teller machine.

noun

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

noun

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

Example Sentences

"I need to find a cash machine. I paid the tab at lunch, and now I have no cash left."
"Near-synonym: money bag"
"They say he's her boyfriend, but I think he's mostly just her cash machine."
"Shiny like a limousine / You're spending like a cash machine"
"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."

Inflected Forms

cash machines (plural)

Phrases

cash advance cash money cash-strapped

Frequently Paired Words

cash advance cash money cash-strapped

Synonyms

automated teller machine money bag cash dispenser automatic teller machine automated teller automatic teller atm

Questions

What does cash machine mean?: Synonym of automated teller machine.

How to pronounce cash machine

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