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loose-leaf — ˈloose leaf adjective having loose pages that can be put in and removed easily: • a loose leaf ledger * * * loose leaf UK US adjective [before noun] ► containing pages that can easily be taken out and put back again: »a loose leaf… … Financial and business terms
loose-leaf — loose′ leaf adj. 1) having individual leaves held in a binder(loose′ leaf bind′er), as by rings that open and close, in such a way as to allow their removal or replacement without tearing: a loose leaf notebook[/ex] 2) cvb of or for use with a… … From formal English to slang
loose-leaf — adj [only before noun] having pages that can be put in and removed easily loose leaf file/binder/format … Dictionary of contemporary English
loose-leaf — adjective containing pages that can be put in or taken out one by one: a loose leaf binder … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
loose-leaf — [lo͞os′lēf΄] adj. having or designed to have leaves that can easily be removed or replaced [a loose leaf notebook] … English World dictionary
loose-leaf — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a notebook or folder) having each sheet of paper separate and removable … English terms dictionary
loose-leaf — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. a. : having leaves secured in book form in a mechanical cover whose backbone may be opened for the removal, rearrangement, or replacement of leaves a loose leaf notebook a loose leaf ledger a loose leaf encyclopedia… … Useful english dictionary
Loose leaf — The term loose leaf is used in the United States and some other countries to describe a piece of notebook paper which is not actually fixed in a spiral notebook. In some places, like the United Kingdom, the phrase loose leaf refers more to the… … Wikipedia
loose-leaf — looseleaf loose leaf , loose leaf loose leaf (l[=oo]s l[=e]f ), adj. having rings that open and close permitting insertion and removal of pages; of notebooks and binders and the paper used in them; as, a looseleaf notebook; looseleaf paper. Syn:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loose-leaf — adjective Date: 1902 1. having leaves secured in book form in a cover whose spine may be opened for adding, arranging, or removing leaves < loose leaf notebook > 2. of, relating to, or used with a loose leaf binding < loose leaf paper > … New Collegiate Dictionary
