Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. idiomatic To manipulate accounting information, especially illegally.
- v. idiomatic, by extension To falsify an account of an event.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. make fallacious entries in or otherwise manipulate a financial record book for fraudulent purposes.
Etymologies
- From the mid-17th century. A metaphor for cooking, whereby ingredients are changed, altered and improved by the process. Thus financial statements can also be so modified to the benefit of the "cook". (Wiktionary)
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