What is the minimum amount you can ask for at an ATM in your country?
@nela13 (59365)
Portugal
March 11, 2019 8:00am CST
I need to pay a bill of 25€, I went to the ATM to request some money and it gave me two notes of 20€, now I need to buy a coffee or something in order to have the exact money to pay.
I wonder why the ATM machines do not give 5€? The minimum we can ask is 10€ here.
What is the minimum amount you can ask for at an ATM in your country?
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@Juliaacv (56456)
• Canada
11 Mar 19
I believe that the smallest denomination that you can ask to withdraw from an ATM is $20. I know that our banks both offer nothing less then that.
When we use the point of sale machine to make a debit purchase, it asks if you'd like cash back, and the smallest amount you can request is $20.
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@ShyBear88 (59342)
• Sterling, Virginia
11 Mar 19
I belong it’s a $20 but you can go into a store and certain location can give you $5 back or just go into the back if it’s open and ask for smaller bills.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
11 Mar 19
@nela13 We use our cards for everything possible for air miles and a gift card at my favorite department store. We pay them all off each month in full, and reap the benefits. I have a very huge gift card to use this week or next. Our sons do the same thing, too.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
12 Mar 19
£5 in some machines, but more often £10 in the UK
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
12 Mar 19
@nela13 the smaller amounts run out quickly and then you have to get the bigger amounts
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@nela13 (59365)
• Portugal
12 Mar 19
@arthurchappell i think It happens the same here with 10€ notes, sometimes we only have 20€ or higher.
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@Mavic123456 (21891)
• Thailand
11 Mar 19
here is 100 Baht approximately a little less than $3
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@Mavic123456 (21891)
• Thailand
12 Mar 19
@nela13 in yours, a hundred baht, can give us 2 decent meals. how about yours?
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@nela13 (59365)
• Portugal
11 Mar 19
Ohh that is nice, it is good receive low value money as this help us in out day to day bills.

@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
11 Mar 19
Here I think it is $20, the machines don't have smaller bills.
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@LeaPea2417 (40061)
• Toccoa, Georgia
12 Mar 19
@nela13 Yes, in all the stores and banks I have been in.
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@nela13 (59365)
• Portugal
14 Mar 19
@LeaPea2417 wouldn't it be better if they have lower value notes?
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
11 Mar 19
I think the minimum here is $20. I think it is all that they stock the machines with.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
11 Mar 19
@nela13 Yeah, I wish they would have smaller bills you could choose here
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
12 Mar 19
I don't visit ATM so much. I always take out a big amount of 10000 RS. That is the maximum amount that we can take out. I use credit card for most transactions. I am not sure but minimum withdrawal is Rs 100 for us.
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@nela13 (59365)
• Portugal
12 Mar 19
@arunima25 yes, some credit cards have real good benefits and worth using it.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
12 Mar 19
@nela13 Using credit card brings more benefits for me. So I am more into it. It also helps me manage my finance better.
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
11 Mar 19
Usually, most of it is the amount of a little less than $5 min, only one bank gives an amount of min $2 (little less) I'm talking about the equivalent of money in my country, (we have a Serbian dinar here)
But, of course, it's not worth raising a small amount of money due to a bank commission. Which is about $3 for any amount.
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@nela13 (59365)
• Portugal
12 Mar 19
@LowRiderX many bank transactions are free here if we do it in an Atm machine.
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
12 Mar 19
@nela13
No. Here is the opposite. If you take money from the bank, then you do not pay a commission, only if you take money from the ATM, then they charge. It's really weird how much we distinguish in certain things.
It would be logical for us to be like in your country as well.
Because when you enter the bank, the operator / banker should pay you, and someone has to pay him for that, for his job, and that is not charged!! They charge you when you by yourself run the machine. No have sense at all, I see
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@porwest (112928)
• United States
12 Mar 19
I am not sure if it is a law or not, and I am inclined to believe it is not. But MOST banks will only allow you to withdraw about $500 a day. Not sure what that equates to in euros. But that's pretty much the limit. If you want more you have to physically appear at the bank to make a greater withdrawal.
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