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Pass book

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pass⋅book

[pas-book, pahs-]
–noun
1. a bankbook.
2. (formerly) a small book or ledger for each customer in which a merchant keeps a record of goods sold on credit and the amounts owed and paid.
3. South African. reference book (def. 2).

Origin:
1820–30; pass + book

reference book

–noun
1. a book containing useful facts or specially organized information, as an encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, yearbook, etc.
2. Also called pass, passbook. South African. a domestic identity document carried by black citizens.

Origin:
1885–90
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bank·book   (bāngk'bŏŏk')   
n.  A book held by a depositor in which his or her deposits and withdrawals are recorded by the bank. Also called passbook.
pass·book   (pās'bŏŏk')   
n.  
  1. See bankbook.

  2. A book in which a merchant records credit sales.

  3. 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.

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