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MEANING OF BOOK IN ENGLISH

book
noun

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BOOK NOUN (TEXT)

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A1 [ C ]
a written text that can be published in printed or electronic form:
Have you read any good books recently?
He has a new book out (= published).
She wrote a book on car maintenance.
 
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A1 [ C ]
a set of pages that have been fastened together inside a cover to be read or
written in:
a hardback/paperback book
I took a book with me to read on the plane.
He writes all his expenses in a little book he carries with him.
 
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[ C ]
one of the parts that a very long book, such as the Bible, is divided into:
the book of Job
More examplesFewer examples
 * We're reading a different book this week.
 * In the last two years the book has only sold 200 copies.
 * She published a book of poems and followed it up with a novel.
 * I have to return my library books on the sixth of July.
 * He's the author of several hugely successful children's books.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Pieces of writing
 * annotation
 * biographic
 * blog post
 * caption
 * Chyron
 * creative writing
 * draft
 * fanfiction
 * femslash
 * intertextual
 * intertextuality
 * intertextually
 * manuscript
 * paragraph
 * passage
 * think piece
 * thought piece
 * transcript
 * uncaptioned
 * versification

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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Books & parts of books




BOOK NOUN (IN COVER)

C2 [ C ]
a number of one type of thing fastened together flat inside a cover:
a book of stamps/tickets/matches
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Groups and collections of things
 * accession
 * accessioning
 * age bracket
 * agglomerate
 * agglomeration
 * array
 * bunch
 * crop
 * deaccession
 * deaccessioning
 * empty set
 * ensemble
 * family
 * nest
 * permutation
 * portfolio
 * quartet
 * selection
 * sheaf
 * sheaves

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BOOK NOUN (MONEY RECORD)

 books [ plural ]
the written records of money that a business has spent or received:
balance the books Running a school is much more of a business than it used to be
- by law we have to balance our books.
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the situation in which a bookmaker accepts and pays out amounts of money that
are risked on a particular result:
They've already opened/started a book on the result of the next World Cup.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Gambling & bookmaking
 * a/the bookmaker's phrase
 * anti-gambling
 * bank
 * casino
 * chip
 * co-favourite
 * cockfight
 * favourite
 * football pools
 * lay
 * poker
 * pontoon
 * raffle
 * scratcher ticket
 * self-exclusion
 * slot machine
 * smart money
 * sportsbook
 * spread betting
 * stakeholder

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IDIOMS

by the book
in someone's bad books
in someone's good books
in my book
off the books
on the books
one for the books

book
verb

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BOOK VERB (ARRANGE)

A2 [ T or I ]
to arrange to have a seat, room, performer, etc. at a particular time in the
future:
be booked up I'd like to go but I'm booked up (= I have arranged to do other
things) until the weekend.
be fully booked Unfortunately the restaurant was fully booked (= there were no
tables available).
[ + two objects ] I've booked us two tickets to see "Carmen"/I've booked two
tickets for us to see "Carmen".
She'd booked a table for four at their favourite restaurant.
Will booked a seat on the evening flight to Los Angeles.
We were advised to book early if we wanted to get a room.
They booked a jazz band for their wedding.
More examplesFewer examples
 * I've booked the car into the garage.
 * I've booked a table at the restaurant for nine o'clock.
 * He booked a double room.
 * We booked the holiday on a whim.
 * It's a good thing that we booked our tickets early.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making bookings & reservations
 * advance booking
 * book in/book into somewhere phrasal verb
 * booker
 * booking
 * booking agency
 * booking agent
 * double-book
 * overbook
 * pre-booked
 * rebook
 * reservation
 * reserve
 * ride-hailing
 * season
 * unreserved
 * vacancy




BOOK VERB (MAKE A RECORD)

[ T ]
If a police officer, referee, etc. books someone, they write down the person's
name in an official record because they have done something wrong:
A football player who is booked twice in a game is sent off the field.
My grandmother was booked for speeding last week.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Arresting & charging
 * apprehend
 * apprehension
 * arrest
 * assist
 * attach
 * bust
 * busted
 * collar
 * cuff
 * do for someone/something phrasal verb
 * drugs bust
 * fed
 * handcuff
 * nick
 * perp walk
 * pick
 * pick someone/something up phrasal verb
 * police action
 * run something in phrasal verb
 * warrant

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PHRASAL VERBS

book in/book into somewhere
book someone in/book someone into something
book something in
(Definition of book from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)


BOOK | AMERICAN DICTIONARY

book
noun [ C ]

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BOOK NOUN [C] (TEXT)

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an object consisting of a number of pages of text or pictures fastened together
along one edge and fixed inside two covers:
The artist’s sketch books filled several shelves.
A book is also a number of similar items fastened together inside a cover:
a book of matches/stamps


book
verb

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BOOK VERB (ARRANGE)

[ I/T ]
to arrange to have the use of a seat, room, etc. at a particular time in the
future:
[ T ] Our travel agent booked us on a flight to Paris.
[ I/T ]
Someone who books a performer arranges a performance:
[ T ] They booked the Rolling Stones for two concerts in New York.



BOOK VERB (ACCUSE)

[ T ]
to officially accuse someone of a crime:
Detectives booked him for resisting arrest.


(Definition of book from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge
University Press)


BOOK | BUSINESS ENGLISH

book
noun

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[ C ]
a set of pages in a cover that you read or write in:
book about/on sth She is author of three books about criminal procedure.
The company publishes an extensive range of books.
children's/reference/self-help books
an address book

 books [ plural ]
ACCOUNTING
the written records of money that a business has spent or received:
At the end of the year, the accountant goes over the books.
John kept the books and helped her run her business.
See also
appointment book
bankbook
the Beige Book
the Blue Book
cash received book
duplicate book
log book
minute book
order book
paying-in book
plat book
purchase book
rule book
sales day book
sales returns book
statutory book

 go by the book (also do sth by the book)
to do something exactly as the rules tells you:
My lawyer always goes strictly by the book.
This is a private deal - we don't have to do everything by the book.


 on the books
employed by a company or officially belonging to an organization:
There are 256 people on the books at the cement works.
Carla is on the books of a modelling agency.


book
verb

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to arrange a place on a flight, a room in a hotel, a ticket for an event, etc.
for a particular time in the future:
Because tickets are limited, you have to book early.
book a flight/holiday/show When he tried to book a flight home to Australia, his
credit card was refused.
book a table/room/seat.
book an appointment/meeting If you want to see Ms. Smith you'll have to book an
appointment.
book sth for sth It's the day we have provisionally booked for the launch of the
new media website.
See also
reserve

[ T ]   ACCOUNTING
to make a record of something in a company's accounts:
The loss would have been much larger had they not booked an £8m profit from
property sales.
book sth in sth Jarvis expects to be able to book some or all of that figure in
the current year's accounts.




PHRASAL VERBS

book in/into sth
book someone in/book someone into something
(Definition of book from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge
University Press)


EXAMPLES OF BOOK

book
For orders not pre-paid, postage and packing will be charged according to the
weight of the book.
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A key issue in the book is an analysis of the experience with the application of
economic instruments, such as charges and tradable discharge permits.
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Works that were centrally planned and assigned, moreover, had a better chance of
seeing print than did books written on personal initiative.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
Further reference to tools and players is made as the book progresses.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
Indeed, this is a classic book, still owned by many players.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
The book is valuable to undergraduate students, but it can also be a quick
refresher on the topic for some graduate students.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
The rice package and book were the easiest to detect, which can be seen from the
average time for detection.
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A publisher who arrived late on the market or who miscalculated the demand for
an ordinary, "mid-list" book could be punished with a heavy loss.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
The book was in two parts, the first part philosophical, the second dealing with
mathematics and the natural sciences.
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Unfortunately, it is difficult in a short space to do justice to a book which
already is a philosophical classic.
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Physically, the book's size is an awkward 10 inches by 7 inches.
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The book includes numerous colour photographs, but many are not sharp or their
colours are washed out.
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The book is lavishly illustrated with photographs of items from the exhibit
(always in full color) and other supporting material (in black and white).
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The book makes good use of black and white photographs, has a useful appendix on
methodology and an excellent bibliography.
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The second, by a remarkable collection of photographs, some from the university
archives and other sources and some specifically produced for the book.
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COLLOCATIONS WITH BOOK


BOOK

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antiquarian book
I am sorry to say that a periodical which is almost the organ of the antiquarian
book trade paid no attention.
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banned book
In voice-over narration, he describes his enjoyment of reading banned books, his
despair of his small-town existence, and his dreams of leaving for college.
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best-selling book
Their story became a film and a best-selling book.
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TRANSLATIONS OF BOOK

in Chinese (Traditional)
文本, (紙版或電子版的)書, 書,書本…
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文本, (纸版或电子版的)书, 书,书本…
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libro, cuaderno, reservar…
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livro, caderno, bloco…
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पुस्तक, पुस्तिका, वेष्टनामध्ये एकाच प्रकारच्या गोष्टी एकत्र बांधून ठेवणे…
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本, (印刷・電子の)書籍, 帳簿…
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kitap, alıştırma kitabı, bir şeyi ileri de kullanılmak…
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livre [masculine], cahier [masculine], carnet [masculine]…
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llibre, llibreta, reservar…
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boek, lijst, bespreken…
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அச்சிட்ட அல்லது மின்னணு வடிவத்தில் வெளியிடக்கூடிய ஒரு எழுதப்பட்ட உரை, படிக்க
அல்லது எழுதப்பட வேண்டிய ஒரு அட்டையின் உள்ளே ஒன்றாக இணைக்கப்பட்டுள்ள பக்கங்களின்
தொகுப்பு, ஒரு அட்டையின் உள்ளே தட்டையாக இணைக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு வகையான பொருள்…
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पुस्तक, किताब, प्रकाशन के लिए उपयुक्त…
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પુસ્તક, ચોપડી, ચોપડો…
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bog, spilleregnskab, købe/bestille billet…
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bok, häfte, lista över ingångna vad…
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buku, buku latihan, buku kira-kira…
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das Buch, das Wettbuch, bestellen…
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bok [masculine-feminine], bok [masculine], album [neuter]…
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کتاب, ایک ایسی کتاب جس کے اندر کے صفحات پر ایک ہی طرح کی چیزیں چسپاں ہوں۔, درج
کرانا…
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книга, книга обліку укладених парі, зроблених ставок…
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книга, записная книжка, бронировать…
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పుస్తకం, అచ్చు లేక ఎలక్ట్రానిక్ రూపంలో ప్రచురించడానికి వీలుగా రాసిన పాఠం, ఒక
రకమైన ఒక రకమైన విషయం కవర్ లోపల ఫ్లాట్ తో కట్టుబడి ఉంటుంది…
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كِتاب, سِجِلّ, يَحْجُز مُقَدَّماً…
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বই, একটি লিখিত পাঠ্য যা মুদ্রিত বা বৈদ্যুতিন আকারে প্রকাশিত হতে পারে, পুস্তক…
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kniha, sešit, úhrn sázek…
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buku, buku tulis, catatan taruhan…
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หนังสือ, รายการเล่นพนัน, จอง…
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sách, vở, sổ…
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książka, zeszyt, notes…
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책, (종이를 묶어놓은) 묶음, 수첩…
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libro, quaderno, prenotare…
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    * Noun 
       * book (TEXT)
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       * book (ARRANGE)
       * book (MAKE A RECORD)

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