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bankbook

[ bangk-book ]

noun

  1. a book held by a depositor in which a bank enters a record of deposits and withdrawals.


bankbook

/ ˈbæŋkˌbʊk /

noun

  1. a book held by depositors at certain banks, in which the bank enters a record of deposits, withdrawals, and earned interest Also calledpassbook
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bankbook1

First recorded in 1705–15; bank 2 + book
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Example Sentences

The old man thrust the treasured bankbook under Laurella's pillow, and hurried away.

He paced the floor for an hour or two, sunk in thought, and then unlocked a desk drawer and took out his bankbook.

With something of a look of wonder the speaker drew out the bankbook that he had acquired the afternoon before.

She would then receive a check and bankbook and thus be fitly equipped to perform her new duties.

Eagerly, most eagerly, Courtland read the little note accompanying the bankbook.

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