Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fiddle the books

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables: fid-dle the -books
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To alter financial records in order to commit or conceal fraud, tax evasion or theft.

Inflected Forms

fiddles the books (present, singular) fiddling the books (participle, present) fiddled the books (participle, past) fiddled the books (past)

Questions

What does fiddle the books mean?: To alter financial records in order to commit or conceal fraud, tax evasion or theft.

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