rulebook

ˈruːlˌbʊk

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Definition of rulebook - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

guidelinesbook containing a set of rules or guidelines

The referee consulted the rulebook during the match.

code

regulationsset of rules or principles

The company follows a strict rulebook for employee conduct.

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book containing a set of rules or guidelines
set of rules or principles

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throw the rulebook at

enforce all rules very strictly on someone

The judge decided to throw the rulebook at him.

Origin of rulebook

English, rule (guideline) + book (collection)

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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

finance reporting

shared rulebook for preparing and presenting company money statements

Examples of rulebook in a sentence

The rulebook was updated with new regulations.
The referee consulted the rulebook before making a decision.
Every player must read the rulebook before the tournament.

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French:règlement, règles, ...
German:Regelbuch, ...
Italian:regolamento, insieme di regole, ...
Spanish:reglamento, principios, ...
Portuguese:livro de regras, regulamento, ...
Chinese:规则书, 规章制度, ...
Japanese:ルールブック, ルールセット, ...
Arabic:كِتَابُ الْقَوَاعِدِ, كِتاب اللَّوائِح, ...
Hebrew:סֵפֶר כְּלָלִים, סֵפֶר חֻקִּים, ...
Russian:сборник правил, свод принципов, ...
Ukrainian:регламент, звіт правил, ...
Hindi:नियमावली, सिद्धांतों की पुस्तक, ...
Bengali:নিয়মবই, নীতিমালা, ...
Catalan:llibre de regles, llibre de principis, ...
Czech:kniha pravidel, soubor pravidel, ...
Danish:regelbog, principbog, ...
Dutch:regelboek, regelset, ...
Greek:βιβλίο κανόνων, βιβλίο αρχών, ...
Hungarian:szabálykönyv, szabályzat, ...
Khmer:សៀវភៅច្បាប់, កម្រងបទបញ្ញត្តិ, ...
Korean:규칙서, 원칙집, ...
Persian:کتاب قوانین, مجموعه اصول, ...
Polish:regulamin, zbiór zasad, ...
Portuguese (BR):livro de regras, regulamento, ...
Romanian:regulament, principii, ...
Swedish:regelbok, regelverk, ...
Thai:คู่มือกฎ, หลักการ, ...
Turkish:kural kitabı, ...
Vietnamese:sách luật, bộ quy tắc, ...

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