كيف تنطق "cook the books"
expression
KOOK thuh BOOKS
KOOK thuh BOOKS
التعريف
To deliberately change financial records to make a business appear more successful or stable than it really is, usually for illegal or dishonest reasons.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈkʊk/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbʊks
الإنجليزية البريطانية
kˈʊk/ /ðə, ði/ /bˈʊks
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
KOOK thuh BOOKS
بريطاني
KOOK thuh BOOKS
استمع في السياق
The company was caught trying to cook the books last year.
It is illegal to cook the books to hide losses.
They refused to cook the books for their boss.
He went to jail because he decided to cook the books.