noun
Meaning 1
A daily chronicle; a diary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
daybook
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/ˈdeɪˌbʊk/
noun
Meaning 2
An accounting journal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: bookkeeping
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noun
Meaning 3
A logbook.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
Meaning 4
an accounting journal as a physical object
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he bought a new daybook
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ledger
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: journal
noun
Meaning 5
a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: journal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ledger, leger, account book, book of account, book
History
Etymology
From day + book. First attested in 1571. Cognate with Dutch dagboek (“diary, journal, logbook”), German Tagebuch (“diary, journal, daybook”), Danish dagbog (“diary”), Swedish dagbok (“diary, logbook, journal, daybook”).
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: kassejournal — A ledger; an accounting journal
- Ancient Greek: ἐφημερίς (ephēmerís) — A ledger; an accounting journal
- Spanish: libro diario — A ledger; an accounting journal
- Ottoman Turkish: روزنامه (ruzname) — A ledger; an accounting journal