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- adjective accounting
off the books , not officially recorded
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Examples
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As such, many people come to Saudis asking for them to fund their projects, off-book.
Matt Stoller: The Federal Reserve of Oil Matt Stoller 2011
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Senator Cantwell then stated that "Americans want to know when Congress will put an end to the Wall Street's secret off-book gambling schemes and restore our capitalist system by requiring real transparency and true competition."
Wendy K. Leigh: Zombies Celebrate Death of Inequality Wendy K. Leigh 2011
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For one thing, it appears to me that Fred is complaining about off-book spending.
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She went "off-book" scriptless a few days before the press opening, but she says she still reviews her lines backstage before each scene, just to be safe.
For Eleasha Gamble, a sudden journey to 'Oklahoma!' at Arena Stage Jane Horwitz 2010
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They may not have known about the off-book financial manipulations, but scores if not hundreds, knew about the phony trading room, and few if any reported to authorities about that bit of fraud and deception.
February « 2008 « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2008
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They can go off-book any time they want, but if they abandon the book completely, all it takes is one student to complain to the DOS, or even worse to her parents, and the teacher is in hot water.
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They may not have known about the off-book financial manipulations, but scores if not hundreds, knew about the phony trading room, and few if any reported to authorities about that bit of fraud and deception.
The Folly of Punishing Institutions « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2008
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In addition to budget deficits we have off-book spending to finance the war.
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They can go off-book any time they want, but if they abandon the book completely, all it takes is one student to complain to the DOS, or even worse to her parents, and the teacher is in hot water.
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Americans want to know when Congress will put an end to the Wall Street's secret off-book gambling schemes and restore our capitalist system by requiring real transparency and true competition.
Sen. Maria Cantwell: Wall Street Has a Gambling Problem 2009
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