daybook

C2+ Topic:Time

Also spelled day-book

US /ˈdeɪˌbʊk/ UK /ˈdeɪˌbʊk/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a book for recording daily transactions or events

    The merchant logged every sale in his daybook.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a book for recording daily... journalledgerdiaryregisterlogbookrecord
Word family
Related forms daybook

Etymology

A compound of day and book, attested from the 16th century, originally a bookkeeper's book in which the day's transactions were recorded before being posted to the ledger. Both elements descend from Old English (dæg, bōc).

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