passbook

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A customer's record of deposits and withdrawals from a savings account or current account at a bank, typically recorded in a small booklet. The bank keeps its own record, which is final in any dispute.
  2. A book that passes between a trader and a customer, used to record credit purchases.
  3. A kind of internal passport used during apartheid to limit the movements of citizens outside of their homelands or designated areas.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

passbook passbooks

Etymology

From pass + book.

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