cook the books

cook

C c

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [koo k]
- /kʊk stressed ði ˈbʊks/
- /kʊk ðə bʊks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koo k]
- /kʊk stressed ði ˈbʊks/

Definitions of cook the books words

noun cook the books to make fraudulent alterations to business or other accounts 3
verb with object cook the books to prepare (food) by the use of heat, as by boiling, baking, or roasting. 1
verb with object cook the books to subject (anything) to the application of heat. 1
verb with object cook the books Slang. to ruin; spoil. 1
verb with object cook the books Informal. to falsify, as accounts: to cook the expense figures. 1
verb without object cook the books to prepare food by the use of heat. 1

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Origin of cook the books

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; (noun) Middle English cok(e), Old English cōc (compare Old Norse kokkr, German Koch, Dutch kok) < Latin cocus, coquus, derivative of coquere to cook; akin to Greek péptein (see peptic); (v.) late Middle English coken, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Cook the books

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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cook the books popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for cook the books

verb cook the books

fiddle — a musical instrument of the viol family.

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