noun
playbook
PLAY-buuk
noun
1
A book of tactics and set plays used by a sports team, especially in American football.
"The rookie quarterback spent the offseason memorizing the playbook."
2
A set of strategies or established methods used to approach a task or situation.
"The startup followed a classic growth playbook: raise money fast, scale faster."
How to Use Playbook
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA team's book of tactics, or more broadly, a go-to set of strategies for getting something done.
Common pairings
out of the playbook
follow the playbook
standard playbook
Word Forms
playbooks plural
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Etymology
A compound of play and book.