passbook
noun
pass·book
ˈpas-ˌbu̇k 
: the depositor's book in which a bank records the depositor's deposits and withdrawals : bankbook
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The National Archives in College Park, Maryland has hundreds of passbooks with peoples' names and information.
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Charisse Jones, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
The partners took a chance on a struggling downtown and opened the Last National Bank restaurant, its menu styled to resemble a savings passbook and restroom toilet paper with images of dollar bills.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2024
After all, the banking and finance industry is principally built on processing information, and some of its key operations, like passbook updating or cash deposit, are already highly digitized.
—Nafis Alam, Sunway University and Graham Kendall, Discover Magazine, 29 June 2017
Ensure that passbook holders earn no interest at the very time prices skyrocket to the highest per annum level in 40 years.
—Victor Davis Hanson, Arkansas Online, 5 Dec. 2022
Guests will receive a passbook and the opportunity to explore the center, stopping for bites at each participating eatery.
—Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022
Each attendee will receive a passbook, which will give them access to the event.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022
Yet, the legal limit a bank could pay on a savings account was set by the government at 5 1/4% — the passbook savings rate.
—Julie Jason, The Mercury News, 15 July 2019
Even so, Lake said customers shouldn’t expect interest paid on passbook savings, checking accounts or CDs to rise much.
—Adam Shell, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2017
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Charisse Jones, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
The partners took a chance on a struggling downtown and opened the Last National Bank restaurant, its menu styled to resemble a savings passbook and restroom toilet paper with images of dollar bills.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2024
After all, the banking and finance industry is principally built on processing information, and some of its key operations, like passbook updating or cash deposit, are already highly digitized.
—Nafis Alam, Sunway University and Graham Kendall, Discover Magazine, 29 June 2017
Ensure that passbook holders earn no interest at the very time prices skyrocket to the highest per annum level in 40 years.
—Victor Davis Hanson, Arkansas Online, 5 Dec. 2022
Guests will receive a passbook and the opportunity to explore the center, stopping for bites at each participating eatery.
—Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022
Each attendee will receive a passbook, which will give them access to the event.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022
Yet, the legal limit a bank could pay on a savings account was set by the government at 5 1/4% — the passbook savings rate.
—Julie Jason, The Mercury News, 15 July 2019
Even so, Lake said customers shouldn’t expect interest paid on passbook savings, checking accounts or CDs to rise much.
—Adam Shell, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2017
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passbook
noun
pass·book
ˈpas-ˌbu̇k
: bankbook
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