wastebook

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noun

A temporary notebook in which details of transactions were entered as they happened, to be copied into formal ledgers later.

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Meanings

nounwastebook (plural wastebooks)

plural wastebooks

  1. datedbookkeepingA temporary notebook in which details of transactions were entered as they happened, to be copied into formal ledgers later.

Origin

From waste + book.

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APA

wastebook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wastebook

MLA

“wastebook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wastebook. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wastebook,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wastebook.

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