bankbook

English

Alternative forms

  • bank-book

Etymology

From bank + book.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbæŋkˌbʊk/
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Noun

bankbook (plural bankbooks)

  1. passbook, chequebook
  2. (transferred sense) wealth
    • 1975, Bob Dylan, Tangled Up in Blue
      Her folks, they said, our lives together
      Sure was gonna be rough
      They never did like Mama's homemade dress
      Papa's bankbook wasn't big enough.

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