Meaning of daybook | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A daily chronicle; a diary.
2. An accounting journal.
3. A logbook.

Equivalents

Examples

“It was a working document, a sort⟳ of lab notebook, and since I have⟳ called it a daybook, it has become⟳ the most valuable resource I have⟳ It takes me about six weeks to fill⟳ a daybook, and when I'm finished with one I go back through it and pick⟳ out anything that I need⟳ to work⟳ on in the next book.”

“I try⟳ to get⟳ up thirty minutes before anyone else in my house in order⟳ to have⟳ my daybook writing time.”

“Why is it called a Daybook? A Daybook traditionally is "a book in which daily transactions are recorded," but nowadays it is being used to mean⟳ "a journal."”

“This is how I use⟳ my Daybook: I sit⟳ down on Sunday and think⟳ about the week ahead. I begin⟳ by identifying the major ... When I get⟳ home on Monday, I revisit my Daybook, consider⟳ what happened that day and what I want⟳ to happen⟳ the rest⟳ [...]”

“Since these memoranda were marked down from day to day and the entries followed one another day by day, this first book of accounts was called a "daybook."”

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