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cook the books
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cook the booksverb
To manipulate accounting information, especially illegally.
cook the booksverb
To falsify an account of an event.
Etymology: From the mid-17th century. A metaphor for cooking, whereby ingredients are changed, altered and improved by the process. Thus financial statements can also be so modified to the benefit of the "cook".
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cook the books in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cook the books in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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