handbook
noun
hand·book
ˈhan(d)-ˌbu̇k 
1
a
: a book capable of being conveniently carried as a ready reference : manual
b
: a concise reference book covering a particular subject
2
a
: a bookmaker's book of bets
b
: a place where bookmaking is carried on
Examples of handbook in a Sentence
a handbook of grammar
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In a follow-up, a district spokesman provided a link to the parent-student handbook.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
The 17-page settlement agreement, signed Wednesday, lays out detailed requirements for how the school district must translate essential information, from student handbooks to disciplinary documents, into parents’ preferred language.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 23 May 2024
In her chapter of the handbook, the Tax Foundation’s Erica York explains that our tax code is punishing capital-intensive sectors like manufacturing.
—Veronique De Rugy, Orange County Register, 23 May 2024
Peters ended up distilling her passion for calorie counting into a slim handbook, which was published in 1918 and went on to become the first diet best seller in history.
—Michelle Stacey, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
The 17-page settlement agreement, signed Wednesday, lays out detailed requirements for how the school district must translate essential information, from student handbooks to disciplinary documents, into parents’ preferred language.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 23 May 2024
In her chapter of the handbook, the Tax Foundation’s Erica York explains that our tax code is punishing capital-intensive sectors like manufacturing.
—Veronique De Rugy, Orange County Register, 23 May 2024
Peters ended up distilling her passion for calorie counting into a slim handbook, which was published in 1918 and went on to become the first diet best seller in history.
—Michelle Stacey, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024
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“Handbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handbook. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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