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noun British English pronunciation: book /bʊk/ 
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singularbook
pluralbooks
 
  1. 1
    [countable] a set of printed pages fastened together inside a cover, that may contain a story, information, poems, or other forms of writing

    a book by Nelson Mandela, entitled Long Walk to Freedom

    Please open your books at page 25.

    book about/on:

    I'm reading a book about American history.

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    1. a.
      one of the sections of a long book such as the Bible

      the Book of Job

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    See also  Book of Common Prayer
  2. 2
    [countable] something that you write in, consisting of pages fastened together inside a cover

    Visitors to the building must sign the book.

    address/exercise book:

    I wrote his phone number in my address book.

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  4. 4

    books

     [plural] business records of the money that an organization or business has earned and spent
    do the books (=record the necessary information in them):

    Alfred's job was to do the books at the end of each month.

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    1. a.
      records of customers that use a company's services
      on someone's books:

      a theatrical agency with dozens of top actors on its books

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