Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bankbook

/ˈbæŋkˌbʊk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: bank-book
IPA: /ˈbæŋkˌbʊk/

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"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."

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.

Inflected Forms

bankbooks (plural) bank-book (alternative) bank book (alternative)

Phrases

savings book

Frequently Paired Words

chequebook savings book

Synonyms

passbook

Questions

How do you pronounce bankbook?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbæŋkˌbʊk/.
What does bankbook mean?: wealth
Where does bankbook come from?: 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.

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