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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: banking, business
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noun
A book that passes between a trader and a customer, used to record credit purchases.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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noun
A kind of internal passport used during apartheid to limit the movements of citizens outside of their homelands or designated areas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Africa, historical
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noun
a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bankbook
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: record
History
From pass + book.
