bankbook
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈbæŋkˌbʊk/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bankiz Proto-West Germanic *banki Lombardic bankbor. Italian bancabor. Middle French banqueder. English bank Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English bankbook From bank + book.
- wealth
“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.”