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notepad

American  
[noht-pad] / ˈnoʊtˌpæd /

noun

  1. a pad of blank pages for writing notes.

Etymology

Origin of notepad

First recorded in 1920–25; note + pad 1

Example Sentences

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The claimants had a leaked "ledger" of Associated Newspaper payments, invoices from some private investigators and extracts from reporters notepads with cryptic handwritten details of payments to sources.

From BBC

For the personal item Nasa allows astronauts to take up with them, Wiseman plans to take a small notepad so that he can jot down his thoughts during the mission.

From BBC

She nods and jots something down on her notepad.

From Literature

Combs has mapped out his new gig, which began in January, on a two-column chart he’s sketched on a notepad.

From Barron's

He took up his complimentary notepad and wandered down to the rostrum.

From Literature

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