bankbook

American  

[bangk-book] / ˈbæŋkˌbʊk /

noun

1. a book held by a depositor in which a bank enters a record of deposits and withdrawals.

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bankbook British  

/ ˈbæŋkˌbʊk /

noun

1. Also called: passbook.  a book held by depositors at certain banks, in which the bank enters a record of deposits, withdrawals, and earned interest

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Etymology

Origin of bankbook

First recorded in 1705–15; bank ² + book

Example Sentences

Similar bankbooks have been found to be worthless, but Hinojosa's has an annotation reading "state guaranteed."

From Reuters

But the most surprising flash involved a bankbook.

From Golf Digest

When they inspected his bankbooks they found that he had over ninety-three thousand dollars in the bank and ten thousand dollars in good securities.

From Literature

On Sunday, some braved the seemingly endless aftershocks to sift through their shattered homes, looking for valuables — a bankbook, medication needed by an elderly relative.

From New York Times

Oddly, she said, the bank teller did not update her bankbook, so it showed neither that her pension had been released, nor that she that she had withdrawn part of it.

From New York Times