Banking · Money and prices
cash machine
cash withdrawal machine
A cash machine is a machine that lets you take money from your bank account.
This vs that
I got cash from the cash machine.
I paid with my debit card.
Hear it in real life
Can you lend me ten pounds?
Sorry, I need to find a cash machine first.
There is a cash machine outside the supermarket, so I can get some money out.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
Cash machine is the familiar British phrase; the stiff version sounds like a bank document.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I withdrew money from the cash machine yesterday night.
Say: I withdrew money from the cash machine last night.
Last night is the natural time expression.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
use/find/get cash from a cash machine
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about banking.
pay by direct debit
I pay my phone bill by direct debit.
take money out
I need to take some money out before the market.
Banking words
Money and prices · Banking: the words around “cash machine”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I need to find a cash machine.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
cash machine
cash withdrawal machine
“There is a cash machine outside the supermarket, so I can get some money out.”
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