Added 9 October 2026
daybook
/ˈdeɪˌbʊk/ noun
First recorded: 1571 Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about daybook at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred.
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An accounting journal as a physical object.
he bought a new daybook
Origin
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”).
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