account book
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of account book
First recorded in 1690–1700
Example Sentences
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Another dimension of Abbe, scholars say, is encoded in a light-brown leather account book.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
She regularly went door to door with an account book and a tin box, inviting them to entrust her with their nickels, dimes and quarters.
From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2022
There’s also an account book belonging to Paul Revere’s descendants and a sign painted black bearing the name of Paul Revere’s son, Joseph W. Revere.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2021
Water burbles softly from an invisible source onto the long stone carrying an inscription drawn from the account book of a Newport stone mason, John Stevens, in 1726.
From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2017
He did not wait for her to sit down before opening the account book and paging through to a section marked with a ribbon.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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