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* Dictionary * Translate * Grammar * Thesaurus * +Plus Cambridge Dictionary +Plus * Shop * Cambridge Dictionary +Plus * My profile * +Plus help * Log out * * * {{userName}} * Cambridge Dictionary +Plus * My profile * +Plus help * Log out Log in / Sign up English (UK) English {{word}} {{#beta}} Beta{{/beta}} English–German German–English Grammar MEANING OF BOOK IN ENGLISH book noun uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /bʊk/ us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /bʊk/ BOOK NOUN (TEXT) Add to word list Add to word list 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. hudiemm/E+/GettyImages 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. Nehru Sulejmanovski/EyeEm/GettyImages [ 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 See more results » 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 See more results » 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. See more [ S ] 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 See more results » 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 uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /bʊk/ us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /bʊk/ 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 See more results » 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 ] us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /bʊk/ BOOK NOUN [C] (TEXT) Add to word list Add to word list 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 us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /bʊk/ 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 uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /bʊk/ us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio Add to word list Add to word list [ 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 uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /bʊk/ us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio [ I or T ] mainly UK 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. From the Cambridge English Corpus 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. From the Cambridge English Corpus 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. From the Cambridge English Corpus 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. From the Cambridge English Corpus Unfortunately, it is difficult in a short space to do justice to a book which already is a philosophical classic. From the Cambridge English Corpus Physically, the book's size is an awkward 10 inches by 7 inches. From the Cambridge English Corpus The book includes numerous colour photographs, but many are not sharp or their colours are washed out. From the Cambridge English Corpus The book is lavishly illustrated with photographs of items from the exhibit (always in full color) and other supporting material (in black and white). From the Cambridge English Corpus The book makes good use of black and white photographs, has a useful appendix on methodology and an excellent bibliography. From the Cambridge English Corpus The second, by a remarkable collection of photographs, some from the university archives and other sources and some specifically produced for the book. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. COLLOCATIONS WITH BOOK BOOK These are words often used in combination with book. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. antiquarian book I am sorry to say that a periodical which is almost the organ of the antiquarian book trade paid no attention. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. best-selling book Their story became a film and a best-selling book. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with book What is the pronunciation of book? TRANSLATIONS OF BOOK in Chinese (Traditional) 文本, (紙版或電子版的)書, 書,書本… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 文本, (纸版或电子版的)书, 书,书本… See more in Spanish libro, cuaderno, reservar… See more in Portuguese livro, caderno, bloco… See more in more languages in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Russian in Telugu in Arabic in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian पुस्तक, पुस्तिका, वेष्टनामध्ये एकाच प्रकारच्या गोष्टी एकत्र बांधून ठेवणे… See more 本, (印刷・電子の)書籍, 帳簿… See more kitap, alıştırma kitabı, bir şeyi ileri de kullanılmak… See more livre [masculine], cahier [masculine], carnet [masculine]… See more llibre, llibreta, reservar… See more boek, lijst, bespreken… See more 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… See more पुस्तक, किताब, प्रकाशन के लिए उपयुक्त… See more પુસ્તક, ચોપડી, ચોપડો… See more bog, spilleregnskab, købe/bestille billet… See more bok, häfte, lista över ingångna vad… See more buku, buku latihan, buku kira-kira… See more das Buch, das Wettbuch, bestellen… See more bok [masculine-feminine], bok [masculine], album [neuter]… See more کتاب, ایک ایسی کتاب جس کے اندر کے صفحات پر ایک ہی طرح کی چیزیں چسپاں ہوں۔, درج کرانا… See more книга, книга обліку укладених парі, зроблених ставок… See more книга, записная книжка, бронировать… See more పుస్తకం, అచ్చు లేక ఎలక్ట్రానిక్ రూపంలో ప్రచురించడానికి వీలుగా రాసిన పాఠం, ఒక రకమైన ఒక రకమైన విషయం కవర్ లోపల ఫ్లాట్ తో కట్టుబడి ఉంటుంది… See more كِتاب, سِجِلّ, يَحْجُز مُقَدَّماً… See more বই, একটি লিখিত পাঠ্য যা মুদ্রিত বা বৈদ্যুতিন আকারে প্রকাশিত হতে পারে, পুস্তক… See more kniha, sešit, úhrn sázek… See more buku, buku tulis, catatan taruhan… See more หนังสือ, รายการเล่นพนัน, จอง… See more sách, vở, sổ… See more książka, zeszyt, notes… See more 책, (종이를 묶어놓은) 묶음, 수첩… See more libro, quaderno, prenotare… See more Need a translator? 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Translator tool BROWSE Boogie Board boogie boarding boogie-woogie boohoo book book club book cost book debt book depreciation Test your vocabulary with our fun image quizzes Try a quiz now MORE MEANINGS OF BOOK All * comic * matchbook * Good Book * phone book * reference book * telephone book * e-book See all meanings Phrasal Verbs * book in/into sth * book something in phrasal verb * book someone in/book someone into something * book in/book into somewhere phrasal verb * book someone in/book someone into something phrasal verb See all phrasal verb meanings Idioms and phrases * statute book phrase * by the book idiom See all idioms and phrases Word of the Day nonsense UK Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /ˈnɒn.səns/ US Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /ˈnɑːn.sens/ an idea, something said or written, or behaviour that is silly or stupid About this Blog A safe pair of hands (Newspaper idioms) November 13, 2024 Read More New Words dadcast November 18, 2024 More new words has been added to list To top Contents EnglishAmericanBusinessExamplesCollocationsTranslations © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2024 Learn Learn Learn New Words Help In Print Word of the Year 2021 Word of the Year 2022 Word of the Year 2023 Develop Develop Develop Dictionary API Double-Click Lookup Search Widgets License Data About About About Accessibility Cambridge English Cambridge University Press & Assessment Consent Management Cookies and Privacy Corpus Terms of Use © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2024 * Cambridge Dictionary +Plus * My profile * +Plus help * Log out Dictionary Definitions Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English English Learner’s Dictionary Essential British English Essential American English Translations Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. 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