BOOKS

[plural] [noun]A company's books are its written records of money that has been spent or received.At the end of the year the accountant goes over the books.The books is also the list of people who are employed by a company or who (pay to) belong to a club, society, sports team, etc..There are 256 people on the books at the cement works.The nursery has 30 babies on the books and 13 on the waiting list.The secretary of our tennis club says we've only got 22 members on our books at present.Bob Matthewson had two seasons on Bolton's books before becoming a League referee.Rachel had been signed up on the books of a model agency.