passbook

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.

Book issued by a bank to record deposits, withdrawals, and interest earned in a savings account, usually known as a passbook savings account. The passbook lists the depositor's name and account number as well as all transactions. Passbook savings accounts, though usually offering low yields, are safe because deposits in them are insured up to $100,000 by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. There are many alternatives to passbooks today, including ATM machines, telephone banking services, and unlimited transfers.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bankbog

Nederlands (Dutch)
bankboek

Français (French)
n. - (Fin) livret (bancaire)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kontobuch, Sparbuch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (οικον.) βιβλιάριο ταμιευτηρίου/καταθέσεων

Italiano (Italian)
libretto di risparmio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - caderneta bancária (f)

Русский (Russian)
банковская книжка

Español (Spanish)
n. - libreta de depósitos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bankbok

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
存款簿, 银行存折

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 存款簿, 銀行存摺

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 은행 통장, (남아) 유색인이 휴대해야 하는 신분증

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 銀行通帳

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دفتر الحساب الجاري لعميل لدى المصرف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פנקס בנק‬

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