account book

noun

1. a book in which personal or commercial accounts are recorded; ledger.

Word History and Origins

Origin of account book¹

First recorded in 1690–1700

Example Sentences

If you read Madison’s correspondence during this same time, you get the strong impression that the problem went much deeper than any shuffling of account books could ever satisfy.

From Literature

It’ll be like Amelie, but if instead of freeing garden gnomes from people’s yards, we liberated them from pesky taxes, and if instead of gnomes, those were the account books of private equity firms!

From Washington Post

But BTS’s impact is not limited to its management company’s account books.

From New York Times

She regularly went door to door with an account book and a tin box, inviting them to entrust her with their nickels, dimes and quarters.

From Washington Post

There's also an account book belonging to Revere's descendants and a sign painted black bearing the name of Revere's son, Joseph W. Revere.

From Washington Post