passbook

pass·book

 (păs′bo͝ok′)

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.

passbook

(ˈpɑːsˌbʊk)

n

1. (Banking & Finance) a book for keeping a record of withdrawals from and payments into a building society

2. (Banking & Finance) another name for bankbook

3. (Commerce) a customer's book in which is recorded by a trader a list of credit sales to that customer

4. (Historical Terms) (formerly in South Africa) an official document serving to identify the bearer, his race, his residence, and his employment

pass•book

(ˈpæsˌbʊk, ˈpɑs-)

n.

bankbook.

[1820–30]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

passbook - a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks bankbook record - a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction; "they could find no record of the purchase"

Translations

Sparbuch

libretto di risparmio

passbook

[ˈpɑːsbʊk] N → libreta f de ahorros

passbook

[ˈpɑːsbʊk] n (= bank book) → livret mpass degree n → licence f obtenue sans mention

passbook

[ˈpɑːsˌbʊk] n → libretto di risparmio