What is the meaning of Cook the books?

To deliberately falsify the financial statements of a company. This is an illegal practice.

Barry Goldsmith
3
 
|15 years ago|613 views|share |citing 
APABarry Goldsmith. (2010). cook the books. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/cook_the_books/definitions/1150794
ChicagoBarry Goldsmith. 2010. "cook the books" http://smartdefine.org/cook_the_books/definitions/1150794 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardBarry Goldsmith 2010, cook the books, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/cook_the_books/definitions/1150794>.
MLABarry Goldsmith. "cook the books" 21 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/cook_the_books/definitions/1150794>