Como Pronunciar "cook the books"

expression

KOOK thuh BOOKS

Definição

To deliberately change financial records to make a business appear more successful or stable than it really is, usually for illegal or dishonest reasons.

Transcrição IPA

Inglês Americano

ˈkʊk/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbʊks

Inglês Britânico

kˈʊk/ /ðə, ði/ /bˈʊks

Pronúncia Simplificada

EUA

KOOK thuh BOOKS

Ouça em Contexto

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.