Money and banking / B1

KASHP-oynt/ˈkæʃpɔɪnt/

A cashpoint is a machine that gives you money from your bank account (UK; also ATM or cash machine). A counter inside the bank is not a cashpoint. Campus: the cashpoint charges after 8pm; the post office does not.

Meaning

A machine that gives you money from your bank account (UK; also ATM).

Examples

• “The campus cashpoint charges after 8pm; the post office does not.”
• “A cashpoint receipt is not a bank statement for a visa check.”

Good to know

a cashpoint (UK). Also: ATM / a cash machine. Banks / campus. Countable machines. Mix-up: a checkpoint is a control stop.

Near in meaning

ATM, cash machine

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