Meanings
nounday book (plural day books)
plural day books
- alternativeAlternative form of daybook.
Greater Anglia plans to display the ledger, known in the 19th century as a 'Day Book', in the new station after the redevelopment work is completed later this year.
2021 November 3, “Network News: 'Treasure' unearthed at March station”, in RAIL, number 943, page 23
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station
Broader
written recordwritten account
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
day book. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/day%20book
MLA
“day book.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/day%20book. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “day book,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/day%20book.
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