PASSBOOK

bankbook, passbook

(noun) a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

passbook (plural passbooks)

(banking) 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.

(dated) A book that passes between a trader and a customer, used to record credit purchases.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

26 June 2025

DISPIRITEDLY

(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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