off-the-books
adjective
: not reported or recorded
off-the-books transactions
off-the-books covert operations
off the books
adverb
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Also, Barreto had several off-the-books meetings with an unknown source in a Caracas apartment before his death, according to the GPS on his cell phone.
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EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
With more Haitian immigrants free to work legally anywhere because of work permissions granted under the Biden administration, many moved from off-the-books jobs in Florida or New York to factory work in states such as Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Virginia.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
Mike soon finds out that Roxanne is a spy with an off-the-books government organization called The Union.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
In the old versions, the players were simply labeled with fake names or numbers, unless the gamers found an off-the-books workaround.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 20 July 2024
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EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
With more Haitian immigrants free to work legally anywhere because of work permissions granted under the Biden administration, many moved from off-the-books jobs in Florida or New York to factory work in states such as Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Virginia.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
Mike soon finds out that Roxanne is a spy with an off-the-books government organization called The Union.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
In the old versions, the players were simply labeled with fake names or numbers, unless the gamers found an off-the-books workaround.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 20 July 2024
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“Off-the-books.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-the-books. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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