notebook

American  

[noht-book] / ˈnoʊtˌbʊk /

noun

1. a book of notes.

   They checked the sergeant's notebook for clues to his whereabouts.

2. a book or binder of blank, often ruled, pages on which to write, especially one used by students to take notes in class.

3. a book in which promissory notes are entered, registered, recorded, etc.

4. Digital Technology. a small, lightweight laptop computer.

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notebook British  

/ ˈnəʊtˌbʊk /

noun

1. a book for recording notes or memoranda

2. a book for registering promissory notes

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Etymology

Origin of notebook

First recorded in 1570–80; note + book

Example Sentences

You lift your head, gather your notebook, head to your locker.

From Literature

He flips through the little notebook he keeps with the game board.

From Literature

James Hayes died in 2010 and a notebook containing the numbers was among the belongings he passed on to his son Sean.

From BBC

The day I visited, Morry took me upstairs to his office to show me his lab notebook from that night.

From The Wall Street Journal

He has a notebook, a pen, a flashlight and about 15 hours’ worth of oxygen.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• binder
• diary
• journal
• pad