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notepad

American  
[noht-pad] / ˈnoʊtˌpæd /

noun

  1. a pad of blank pages for writing notes.


Etymology

Origin of notepad

First recorded in 1920–25; note + pad 1

Example Sentences

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Combs has mapped out his new gig, which began in January, on a two-column chart he’s sketched on a notepad.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Tax pros who bill by the hour might put down their notepad and look away from their computer screen to indicate that they’re not charging for their time.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Mangione, wearing gray suits, jotted information on a notepad and occasionally whispered with his attorneys.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

Around the team hotels and strolling through airports, she is rarely seen without her tablet or notepad for strategising.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

“For three months,” she said, scribbling on the notepad, “with the insulin shots, weekly blood-sugar testing, and prescription food, plus the four hundred forty dollars already sitting on the credit card from his initial tests...”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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