rulebook

See also: rule-book and rule book

English

Alternative forms

• rule book, rule-book

Etymology

From rule +‎ book.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Noun

rulebook (plural rulebooks)

1. A book containing a set of rules.
   • 2012 August 30, Rose Hoare, “How seeing the big picture could bring success, fulfillment”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     In our rapidly changing business environment, rulebooks swiftly become redundant, and businesses must rely on their senior executives to be confident in their decisions.

   • 2013, Greg Costikyan, Uncertainty in Games, Cambridge, Mass., London: The MIT Press, →ISBN, page 47:

     The main tool Rogue-likes bring to creating interesting gameplay through randomness is algorithmic complexity far beyond that provided by a few 1D100 tables in the back of the D&D rulebook.

   • 2022 February 23, Matias Grez, “Alexander Zverev is withdrawn from Mexican Open after striking umpire’s chair multiple times”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     The ATP rulebook defines unsportsmanlike conduct as “any misconduct by a player that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the success of a tournament, ATP and/or the sport” and carries a fine of up to $20,000.

Translations

a book containing rules

• Finnish: sääntökirja
• French: règlement (fr) m, règles (fr) f pl
• Serbo-Croatian: pravilnik (sh) m

See also

• ruleset
• throw the rulebook at