How do you pronounce books?

The recorded pronunciation is /bʊks/.

books

/bʊks/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.15 in modern English

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noun

noun

verb

name

"We still have to do this month's books."
"Pridger had been burning books and other incriminating matter now for half an hour."

booksy

history books

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How to pronounce books

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