Definition of "passbook" in inglés

noun

1. (banking) A customer's record of deposits and withdrawals from a savings account or current account at a bank, typically recorded in a small booklet. The bank keeps its own record, which is final in any dispute.

2. (dated) A book that passes between a trader and a customer, used to record credit purchases.

3. (South Africa, historical) A kind of internal passport used during apartheid to limit the movements of citizens outside of their homelands or designated areas.