pass-book
noun
1.
a bankbook.
2.
3.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a book for keeping a record of withdrawals from and payments into a building society |
| 2. | another name for bankbook |
| 3. | a customer's book in which is recorded by a trader a list of credit sales to that customer |
| 4. | (formerly in South Africa) an official document serving to identify the bearer, his race, his residence, and his employment |
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Pass-book
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Word Origin & History
pass-book
1828, from pass (v.) + book; apparently the notion is of the document "passing" between bank and customer.
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