checkbook
UK: ˈtʃekbʊk | US: ˈtʃekbʊk
n. a booklet of blank checks issued by a bank to an account holder.
n. (informal) a record of financial transactions, especially personal expenditures.
The word "checkbook" combines "check" (from Old French eschec, meaning "control" or "verification," originally derived from Persian shāh via chess terminology) and "book" (from Old English bōc, meaning "written document"). The term emerged in the 19th century as banking systems standardized the issuance of pre-printed checks bound in booklets. The logic reflects the dual function: checks serve as financial controls, and the book organizes them for practical use.
She balanced her checkbook every weekend to track expenses.
The bank issued a new checkbook after the old one ran out of pages.
He forgot his checkbook at home and couldn’t pay the rent.
Digital banking has reduced the need for physical checkbooks.
The accountant reviewed the checkbook for discrepancies.