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outdated laws that are still on the books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

By 2015, 14 other states had some kind of cursive instruction requirement on the books. — Mary Jean Tecce Decarlo, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

That represented a major increase from one SCA on the books at the time of Micron's March earnings call. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

That money is now showing up on the books of big companies like Home Depot, Amazon, and Walmart, each with its own approach. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

Other defensible space requirements have been on the books for decades, and dictate how homeowners must manage their yard through the spacing of trees, the removal of dead vegetation and other precautions. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for on the books

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