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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPassbook
/ˈpɑːs.bʊk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A small book issued by a bank to a depositor to record transactions on an account.
"She brought her passbook to the teller to update her account balance."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from English 'pass' (in the sense of a document allowing movement or transactions) and 'book'. Historically emerged in the 19th century to describe small bank books used by depositors to record deposits and withdrawals.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Passbook" is said worldwide
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livret d'épargne
Transliteration: livʁɛ d‿e.paʁɲ
"Elle a mis à jour son livret d'épargne à la banque."
Sparbuch
Transliteration: ˈʃpaːɐ̯ˌbuːx
"Er hat das Geld auf sein Sparbuch eingezahlt."
libretto di risparmio
Transliteration: liˈbret.to di risˈpar.mjo
"Il libretto di risparmio mostrava tutte le transazioni recenti."
libreta de ahorros
Transliteration: liˈβɾe.ta ðe aˈo.ros
"Necesito actualizar mi libreta de ahorros en la sucursal."
caderneta de poupança
Transliteration: ka.deɾˈne.tɐ dʒi powˈpɐ̃.sɐ
"Ele guardou a caderneta de poupança na gaveta."
पासबुक
Transliteration: paasbuk
"कृपया बैंक में अपनी पासबुक अपडेट करवाएं।"
存折
Transliteration: cúnzhé
"我去银行打印了存折上的明细。"
통장
Transliteration: tongjang
"은행에서 통장을 새로 발급받았습니다."
通帳
Transliteration: tsūchō
"ATMで通帳に記帳してください。"
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