on the books

phrase

: on the records

outdated laws that are still on the books

Examples of on the books in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While nothing is on the books just yet, a source said that the Yankees are among the teams working to schedule a meeting with Japanese right-hander Shoki Oda later this month. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026

Planners still regarded the district as an important source of industrial jobs even as vacant lofts were filling with artists using them in new ways still prohibited by the laws on the books. — Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

The California Environmental Quality Act is one of the most consequential and controversial laws on the books. — Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Deregulation Though Robinson-Patman is still on the books, enforcement waned in the 1970s as the growing influence of Chicago School economists led a shift toward deregulation. — Michelle Miller, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for on the books

• overlooks
• pocketbooks
• chapbooks
• cookbooks
• guidebooks
• handbooks
• logbooks
• notebooks
• outlooks
• schoolbooks
• scrapbooks
• textbooks