playbook

American  

[pley-book] / ˈpleɪˌbʊk /

noun

1. (in Elizabethan drama) the script of a play, used by the actors as an acting text.

2. a book containing the scripts of one or more plays.

3. Football. a notebook containing descriptions of all the plays and strategies used by a team, often accompanied by diagrams, issued to players for them to study and memorize before the season begins.

4. Informal. any plan or set of strategies, as for outlining a campaign in business or politics.

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playbook British  

/ ˈpleɪˌbʊk /

noun

1. a book containing a range of possible set plays

2. a notional range of possible tactics in any sphere of activity

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Etymology

Origin of playbook

First recorded in 1525–35; play + book

Example Sentences

Now Fiddelke must bring it home by tying all those initiatives together into a cohesive playbook.

From Barron's

That playbook isn’t likely to change, with policymakers likely to keep relying on targeted measures to channel resources into strategic industries and reinforce support for social services and consumption, said analysts at Julius Baer.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Block may create a playbook for others,” she added.

From MarketWatch

He said that the bond market’s “traditional recession playbook” is that the “economy gets sick” first, followed by job losses.

From MarketWatch

China’s central bank has started taking steps to check the yuan’s recent advance, dusting off an old playbook that would reduce the cost of betting against the currency.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• article
• book
• copy
• dialogue
• libretto
• manuscript
• scenario
• text