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- verb idiomatic To
manipulate accounting information, especiallyillegally . - verb idiomatic, by extension To
falsify an account of an event.
Etymologies
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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".
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