The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. See bankbook.
n. A book in which a merchant records credit sales.
n. A document formerly issued to a Black person in South Africa and used to enforce certain legal and economic restrictions under the apartheid system. Also called reference book.
n. A customer's record of deposits and withdrawals from a savings account at a bank, typically recorded in a small booklet. The bank keeps its own record, which is final in any dispute.
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n. a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks
Word Usage
"Your passbook is checked at the reception desk every time you come; if you're behind schedule for a shot, you go to the Preventive Medicine door and the nurse gives it to you, then and there."