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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This includes updating employee handbooks, consistently enforcing policies and providing confidential reporting mechanisms.
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Adrien Gaubert, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Someone at White Lotus, LLC, really should update the employee handbook because this seems to keep coming up.
—Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Employers sometimes include in their offer letters or employee handbooks a statement that the first 60 or 90 days of employment are a trial period, much shorter than the federal probationary period, during which the employee and employer will assess whether the job is a good fit.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
If American democracy is to prevail, pro-democracy forces must follow the handbook that has enabled oppositions to stop would-be autocrats in other countries.
—Laura Gamboa, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2025
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Adrien Gaubert, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Someone at White Lotus, LLC, really should update the employee handbook because this seems to keep coming up.
—Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Employers sometimes include in their offer letters or employee handbooks a statement that the first 60 or 90 days of employment are a trial period, much shorter than the federal probationary period, during which the employee and employer will assess whether the job is a good fit.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
If American democracy is to prevail, pro-democracy forces must follow the handbook that has enabled oppositions to stop would-be autocrats in other countries.
—Laura Gamboa, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Handbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handbook. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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