notebook

noun

note·​book ˈnōt-ˌbu̇k 

1

: a book for notes or memoranda

2

: laptop entry 2

especially : a particularly small or light laptop

… have been selling smaller, lighter, cheaper and more powerful notebooks for two years.

—Peter H. Lewis

—often used before another noun

a notebook computer

Examples of notebook in a Sentence

Take out your notebook and write down some of your ideas.

She kept a notebook for her poetry.

Recent Examples on the Web

Spreadsheets and notebooks can only take you so far, but AI job trackers operate on another level. —Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025

This sleek slip is the perfect size for a 13-inch laptop and offers extra organizational room for chargers, pens, notebooks, and other small electronics. —Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2025

The cost of supplies add up fast — and when parents are buying pens and notebooks for multiple children, the costs add up even faster. —Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 13 Aug. 2025

Agudelo said her son’s school offered a box for $190 that focused on basics like crayons and notebooks but didn’t include a backpack. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for notebook

• kinderhook
• meadowbrook
• overlook
• overtook
• pocketbook
• storybook
• tillamook
• undertook
• betook
• casebook
• chapbook
• checkbook

Kids Definition

notebook

noun

note·​book ˈnōt-ˌbu̇k 

1

: a book for notes

2

: a portable computer that is similar to but usually smaller than a laptop