Meanings
prepositional phrase
alternative off-the-books
- colloquialWith regard to income, undeclared for taxes and social insurance purposes, etc.
His company was fined for paying staff off the books.
Antonyms: on the books
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseWith regard to income, undeclared for taxes and social insurance purposes, etc.
Opposite
Translations
Dutch in 't zwart
- in 't zwartundeclared for tax and social insurance
French hors des comptes
- hors des comptesundeclared for tax and social insurance
German abseits der Konten, schwarz
- abseits der Kontenundeclared for tax and social insurance
- schwarzundeclared for tax and social insurance
Hungarian feketén, zsebbe
- feketénundeclared for tax and social insurance
- zsebbeundeclared for tax and social insurance
Italian in nero
- in neroundeclared for tax and social insurance
Polish niezaksięgowany
- niezaksięgowanyundeclared for tax and social insurance
Romanian la negru
- la negruundeclared for tax and social insurance
Turkish kayıt dışı, el altından
- kayıt dışıundeclared for tax and social insurance
- el altındanundeclared for tax and social insurance
Cite this entry
APA
off the books. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20the%20books
MLA
“off the books.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20the%20books. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “off the books,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20the%20books.
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