cooks the books

A form of cook the books — To manipulate accounting information, especially illegally.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of cook the books
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APA

cooks the books. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cooks%20the%20books

MLA

“cooks the books.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cooks%20the%20books. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cooks the books,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cooks%20the%20books.

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