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order book

order book

4.1
A list of activities planned for a meeting that shows their order
  • noun
  • Formal
translation icon : orden del día
  • The secretary placed the order book on the chairman's desk before the meeting began.

Examples

  • The manager checked the order book for today's meetings.

  • According to the order book, the award ceremony is scheduled for noon.

  • She double-checked the order book to confirm the sequence of speakers.

  • Please look at the order book before making decisions.

  • The manager reviewed the order book to prepare for the upcoming meeting's agenda.

  • At the start of the day, he checked the order book to see which tasks were scheduled.

  • The company's order book showed a promising increase in clients for the next quarter.

Synonyms

order of business
vsorder book
35 3.5

A list of items to deal with in a meeting

is the formal written daily record used in organizations
order of the day
vsorder book
1 4.9

A list of things a meeting will discuss that day

is the official written schedule rather than an informal list
order paper
vsorder book
  • UK
7.6

A printed list of items to be discussed in a parliament or assembly that day

is the broader written schedule used across formal meetings and organizations

Surface Forms

order book singular
order books plural

Morphology

order + book

The compound combines the readily interpretable senses 'order' (a customer's request) and 'book' (a bound record), yielding a literal 'book for recording orders.' This noun+noun compounding is a regular, compositional pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent meanings can infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

The noun order book comes from meetings where a small book listed the order of events; imagine a page that says 'first, second, third' so everyone knows the plan. That's why it means a written record showing the day's sequence or schedule.