handbook

noun

hand·book ˈhan(d)-ˌbu̇k

Synonyms of handbook next

: a book capable of being conveniently carried as a ready reference : manual

: a concise reference book covering a particular subject

: a bookmaker's book of bets

: a place where bookmaking is carried on

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The handbook outlines initiatives to reduce emissions from passenger and freight vehicles, to promote electric vehicles and solar energy, and more. —

Mel Fronczek, Dallas News, 12 June 2023 The student handbook specifies that those who inappropriately use an electronic device like a phone in class for recording or publishing images of staff, faculty or other students can be subject to up to three days of out-of-school suspension for a first offense. —

Michelle Watson, CNN, 16 May 2023 On Tuesday, Holden told The Times that the Sachs studio has since put into place clearer job descriptions and overhauled its employee handbook to ensure better professionalism. —

Zachary Small, New York Times, 10 May 2023 The new institute and the handbook represent a modern interest among policymakers, space lawyers, and private companies to create clearer rules of the road for how humans will actually behave on the moon when there are multiple parties present around the same time. —

Jon Kelvey, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2023 And the employee handbook did not mention a probationary period until March 2019, well after Small was fired. —

Benjamin Wermund, San Antonio Express-News, 12 May 2022 In January 2020, Universal Music U.K. published a handbook titled Creative Differences about embracing neurodiversity within creative industries. —

Heran Mamo, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2022 Jen Shah Requests to Serve Prison Sentence at the Same Texas Facility Elizabeth Holmes Will Go To While serving time, both women are subject to a daily, 6 a.m. wake-up call, according to the prison handbook. —

Tristan Balagtas, Peoplemag, 30 May 2023 Detainees also have daily chores, such as mopping and making their beds, the handbook states. —

Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 30 May 2023 See More

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