COOK THE BOOKS

Meaning of COOK THE BOOKS in English

( informal ) to change facts or figures dishonestly or illegally :

His accountant had been cooking the books for years.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

COOK THE BOOKS — falsely alter account books
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COOK THE BOOKS — see cook
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COOK THE BOOKS — see cook
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
COOK THE BOOKS — See ↑ CHANGE/NOT CHANGE 10
Longman Activator English vocab
COOK THE BOOKS — illegally change information in accounting books in a company The accountant was cooking the books for over a year before …
English Idioms vocab
COOK THE BOOKS — To deliberately falsify the financial statements of a company. This is an illegal practice.
Hypertextual Finance English Glossary
COOK THE BOOKS — учет, фин., разг фабриковать [стряпать] бухгалтерские книги*(сознательно подтасовывать, фальсифицировать бухгалтерские данные для создания неправильного впечатления о делах компании (напр., чтобы …
Новый Англо-Русский толковый словарь по финансовому менеджменту
COOK THE BOOKS — учет, фин., разг фабриковать [стряпать] бухгалтерские книги*(сознательно подтасовывать, фальсифицировать бухгалтерские данные для создания неправильного впечатления о делах компании (напр., чтобы …
Англо-Русский словарь бухгалтерского учета и аудита
COOK — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Connelly Marcus Cook Cook Inlet Cook Islands Cook Strait Cook James Captain Cook Cook …
Английский словарь Британика
COOK
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOOKS — plural of book present third singular of book
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COOK — cook 1 — cookable , adj. — cookless , adj. /kook/ , v.t. 1. to prepare (food) by the use …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOOKS — n. set of reports
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COOK — I. ˈku̇k noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cōc, from Latin coquus, from coquere to cook; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COOK — vi to prepare food for the table. 2. cook ·vt to throw. 3. cook ·vi to make the noise of …
Webster English vocab
BOOKS — a set of records or accounts. → book
Concise Oxford English vocab
COOK — [cook] n [ME, fr. OE coc, fr. L coquus, fr. coquere to cook; akin to OE afigen fried, Gk pessein …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COOK — cook, Cook BrE AmE kʊk § kuːk ▷ cooked kʊkt § kuːkt ▷ cooking ˈkʊk ɪŋ § ˈkuːk- ▷ cooks …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COOK — / kʊk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. to prepare food by heating it, for example by boiling, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COOK — I. cook 1 S1 W3 /kʊk/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ cook , ↑ cooker , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COOK — I. Cook, Captain James BrE AmE (1728–79) a British sailor and ↑ explorer who sailed to Australia and New Zealand, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COOK — v. & n. v. 1 tr. prepare (food) by heating it. 2 intr. (of food) undergo cooking. 3 tr. colloq. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COOK — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. prepare (food) by heating it. 2 intr. (of food) undergo cooking. 3 tr. colloq. …
Oxford English vocab
COOK — ( cooks, cooking, cooked) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COOK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cooked/fried breakfast (= bacon, egg, toast etc ) ▪ Do you feel like …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOOKS — [plural] [noun]A company's books are its written records of money that has been spent or received.At the end of the …
Cambridge English vocab
COOK — n. Carter Elliott Cook Jr. Connelly Marcus Cook Cook Inlet Cook Islands Cook Strait Cook James Captain Cook Cook Thomas …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BOOKS — Synonyms and related words : account, account book, accounts payable ledger, accounts receivable ledger, balance sheet, bank ledger, bankbook, bill, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BOOKS — Cards to play with. To plant the books; to place the cards in the pack in an unfair manner.
Slang English vocab
COOK — INDEX: 1. to cook something 2. ways of cooking 3. not cooked 4. cooked too much 5. the activity of …
Longman Activator English vocab
BOOKS — • ↑ cook the books
Longman Activator English vocab
BOOKS
Longman Activator English vocab
COOK — I . Beryl Cook (1926– ) an English artist who paints humorous pictures of ordinary British people doing everyday things. …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
BOOKS — n. financial records 1) to keep (the) ~ 2) to audit, go over, inspect the ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
BOOKS — bec, bec
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
COOK
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOOKS — Книги banker ~ банковская отчетность books бухгалтерия ~ бухгалтерские книги ~ of record книги бухгалтерского учета devil's ~ pl разг. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOOKS — Книга
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
COOK — cook.ogg 1. kʋk n 1> повар; кухарка 2> мор. кок every cook praises his own broth - всякий повар свою …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COOK — cook сущ.1) а) кухарка, повар; стряпуха б) мор. кок •• too many cooks spoil the broth посл. — у семи …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
COOK — 1. kʋk n 1) повар; кухарка 2> мор. кок every cook praises his own broth - всякий повар свою стряпню …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BOOKS — n. сборник отчетов
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BOOKS — n. сборник отчетов
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
COOK — 1. сущ. 1) а) кухарка, повар; стряпуха б) мор. кок •• too many cooks spoil the broth посл. — у …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
COOK — 1. сущ. 1) а) кухарка, повар; стряпуха б) мор. кок •• too many cooks spoil the broth посл. — у семи нянек дитя без глазу 2) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
COOK — 1. _n. кухарка, повар; _мор. кок; too many cooks spoil the broth - _посл. у семи нянек дитя без глазу …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
COOK — 1. n. кухарка, повар; мор. кок; too many cooks spoil the broth - посл. у семи нянек дитя без глазу …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
COOK — I vi AmE 1) infml The jazz quartet was cooking along — Джазовый квартет наяривал вовсю The party cooked right through the night …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
COOK — I vi AmE 1) infml The jazz quartet was cooking along — Джазовый квартет наяривал вовсю The party cooked right …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
COOK — cook vi AmE 1. infml The jazz quartet was cooking along Джазовый квартет наяривал вовсю The party cooked right through …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
COOK — I 1) The jazz quartet was cooking along — Джазовый квартет наяривал вовсю The party cooked right through the night …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
BOOKS — учет - account book See: balance the books, closing the books, keep books, write up the books
Англо-Русский словарь бухгалтерского учета и аудита
COOK
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOOKS — Книги banker ~ банковская отчетность books бухгалтерия ~ бухгалтерские книги ~ of record книги бухгалтерского учета devil's ~ pl разг. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON
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PUBLISHING, HISTORY OF
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MATHEMATICS, HISTORY OF
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CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Britannica English vocabulary
BOOK — published work of literature or scholarship; the term has been defined by UNESCO for statistical purposes as a non-periodical printed …
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DIOPHANTUS OF ALEXANDRIA — flourished c. AD 250 Greek mathematician, famous for his work in algebra. What little is known of Diophantus's life is …
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BIBLICAL LITERATURE IN LITURGY — Biblical literature in liturgy Biblical literature in the liturgy of Judaism The liturgy of Judaism is that of the synagogue, …
Britannica English vocabulary
BOOK — I. book 1 S1 W1 /bʊk/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: boc ] 1 . PRINTED …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
YOUR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WITH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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