Cook the books in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “cook the books” in Hindi is हिसाब में धोखाधड़ी करना, pronounced bahi khaton men gaDabaDai kar dena — it is a verb. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
To manipulate accounting information, especially illegally.
From the mid-17th century. A metaphor based on cooking, whereby ingredients are changed, altered and improved. Thus financial statements can also be so modified to the benefit of the "cook".
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