Off-the-books
Private and off-the-books are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Private" instead an adjective phrase "Off-the-books".
Private
Private adjective - Undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others.
Usage example: a private investigation of the organization's activities
Off-the-books and private are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Off-the-books" instead an adjective "Private".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- privy and off-the-books
- privy and private
- secret and off-the-books
- secret and private
- underground and off-the-books
- underground and private
- furtive and off-the-books
- furtive and private
- surreptitious and off-the-books
- surreptitious and private
- sneaking and off-the-books
- sneaking and private
- clandestine and off-the-books
- clandestine and private
Both words in one sentence
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Also his off-the-books campaign leads to his being legally banned from ever acquiring an official private investigator's license.
Source: Literature / Mr. Mercedes - And his little off-the-books, and illegal, little campaign leads to Hodges being legally banned from ever acquiring a Private Investigator License.
Source: Reality Ensues / Literature
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