What does "account book" mean?

A book in which accounts are kept; ledger.

What is a synonym for "account book"?

Common synonyms include: ledger, a book, accounting book, address book, album, annual.

Account book

noun

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Noun

1
A book in which accounts are kept; ledger.
"When a woman loves you she's not satisfied until she possesses your soul. [...] The soul of man wanders through the uttermost regions of the universe, and she seeks to imprison it in the circle of her account-book."
2
a record in which commercial accounts are recorded wordnet

Synonyms

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ledger a book accounting book address book album annual

Antonyms

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lost budgeting records unlogged entries unrecorded transactions untracked spending

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"When a woman loves you she's not satisfied until she possesses your soul. [...] The soul of man wanders through the uttermost regions of the universe, and she seeks to imprison it in the circle of her account-book."

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