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passbook

passbook

7 4.4
A small bank booklet that records money put in, money taken out, and interest earned
  • noun
  • /ˈpæsˌbʊk/
translation icon : libreta de ahorros
  • In the '80s, when I worked for a bank, the passbook saving rate was 5%.
  • passbook savings
  • passbook account
  • bank passbook

Examples

  • Nationwide is getting rid of its passbooks from February next year.

  • How can that be when I got the passbook right here?

  • According to this, your husband stated, 'Passbook was lost. '

  • Additionally, my mother put all gifted money into a passbook account that I could not access.

    Blog text (4)
  • Seiyu put the money he'd made in his bag and chuckled as he looked at his savings account passbook.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • I checked the balance in my account using my bank's passbook.

  • She carried her passbook to the bank to update her savings record.

  • After depositing money, I wrote the new amount in my passbook.

Synonyms

bankbook
vspassbook
  • Archaic
3 4.0

A small book the bank keeps that shows your deposits, withdrawals, and balance

is the bank issued booklet for recording those transactions
book of account
vspassbook
  • Specialized
5.1

A book where a business writes down all money it receives and pays

is limited to transactions for a single savings account and interest entries

Compounds

A savings account where the bank writes deposits and withdrawals in a paper book the customer keeps

Surface Forms

passbook singular
passbooks plural

Morphology

passbook = pass + book (semi-transparent) = pass + book

The parts 'pass' and 'book' are literal and recognizable, but the specialized banking sense 'a bank's transaction record' is a specific institutional use not fully predictable by all learners.

Etymology

Passbook comes from the two simple words pass and book, like a small book you 'pass' or 'hand over' to the bank so they can record things. So a passbook is a booklet where the bank writes your deposits, withdrawals, and balance.