account book
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- noun
- /əˈkaʊnt bʊk/
- Specialized
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- In front of her, an old-fashioned account book showed neat columns of entries in precise ink, most of it red.
- account book records
Examples
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An account book for Ajax Warehouse.
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Well, what makes you so sure that I have the account book?
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What about the account book?
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I lifted my account book from the radiator.
Fiction book (1999) -
I don't follow account books very much, you know.
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The account books were dismal, reflecting a load of debt that made his gut churn.
Fiction book (1992) -
Lucivia dipped her pen into the inkwell and bent her head over the account book.
Fiction book (1993) -
In the 1670s, a Catholic priest serving the diocese of Suzhou Prefecture centered in Changshou left an account book listing his daily expenditures.
Academic text (2014) -
The accountant reviewed the account book to ensure all transactions were accurately recorded.
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He found an error in the account book that could affect the company's finances.
Synonyms
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2.1
A record of money received and paid by a person or business
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3.7
A record that shows a business's money coming in and going out
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5.0
A book used to record a business's money transactions
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3.6
A book for writing money transactions in time order
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A small bank booklet that records money put in, money taken out, and interest earned
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A small book the bank keeps that shows your deposits, withdrawals, and balance
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A book where a business writes daily sales and payments before they go into the main account book
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A record that shows all money received and paid for a business or person
A book where a business writes down all money it receives and pays
A main book where a business records all its financial accounts
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a book or record of financial transactions' is directly compositional from 'account' (a record of monetary transactions) + 'book' (a written record). This noun–noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Account book comes from old shop owners who wrote every sale and every cost in one book called an account, so all the money details were in one place. That's why today account book means a book or digital 'record' of a business's 'transactions'.