passbook

[ pas-book, pahs- ]

/ ˈpæsˌbʊk, ˈpɑs- /

noun

a bankbook.

(formerly) a small book or ledger for each customer in which a merchant keeps a record of goods sold on credit and the amounts owed and paid.

South African. reference book (def. 2).

Origin of passbook

First recorded in 1820–30; pass + book

Words nearby passbook

passant, passata, Passavant's cushion, pass away, passband, passbook, passbook savings account, pass by, Passchendaele, passcode, pass degree

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Example sentences from the Web for passbook

The bank had sent her a passbook with that amount to her credit.
The Miracle Man|Frank L. Packard
But he had found in his passbook only this morning that she had already cashed his last cheque for fifty pounds.
From Out the Vasty Deep|Mrs. Belloc Lowndes
He was working out in his mind how handsomely this first payment would show up on the welcome side of his passbook.
The Yellow Claw|Sax Rohmer
Grenier obtained his passbook and check book, after writing a check on London before the other man's eyes.
The King of Diamonds|Louis Tracy

He liked a pleasant object for a walk, so at least once a week he made a point of fetching his passbook from the bank.
War-time Silhouettes|Stephen Hudson

British Dictionary definitions for passbook

passbook

/ (ˈpɑːsˌbʊk) /

noun

a book for keeping a record of withdrawals from and payments into a building society

another name for bankbook

a customer's book in which is recorded by a trader a list of credit sales to that customer

(formerly in South Africa) an official document serving to identify the bearer, his race, his residence, and his employment

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

单词	passbook
释义	passbook [ pas-book, pahs- ] / ˈpæsˌbʊk, ˈpɑs- / noun a bankbook. (formerly) a small book or ledger for each customer in which a merchant keeps a record of goods sold on credit and the amounts owed and paid. South African. reference book (def. 2). Origin of passbook First recorded in 1820–30; pass + book Words nearby passbook passant, passata, Passavant's cushion, pass away, passband, passbook, passbook savings account, pass by, Passchendaele, passcode, pass degree Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for passbook The bank had sent her a passbook with that amount to her credit. The Miracle Man\|Frank L. Packard But he had found in his passbook only this morning that she had already cashed his last cheque for fifty pounds. From Out the Vasty Deep\|Mrs. Belloc Lowndes He was working out in his mind how handsomely this first payment would show up on the welcome side of his passbook. The Yellow Claw\|Sax Rohmer Grenier obtained his passbook and check book, after writing a check on London before the other man's eyes. The King of Diamonds\|Louis Tracy He liked a pleasant object for a walk, so at least once a week he made a point of fetching his passbook from the bank. War-time Silhouettes\|Stephen Hudson British Dictionary definitions for passbook passbook / (ˈpɑːsˌbʊk) / noun a book for keeping a record of withdrawals from and payments into a building society another name for bankbook a customer's book in which is recorded by a trader a list of credit sales to that customer (formerly in South Africa) an official document serving to identify the bearer, his race, his residence, and his employment 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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