on the books

法律として有効な

正式な法律として定められ、今も法的な効力がある。

やさしい英語で： Written into the official laws and still legally valid.

• The law is still on the books.
• Several old bans remain on the books but are rarely enforced.
• Is that rule still on the books?

使い方： be on the books (That outdated law is still on the books.)

類義語： in force

よく使う表現： law on the books, still on the books

名簿に載っている

従業員、会員、顧客、予定の仕事などの正式な一覧に載っている。

やさしい英語で： Included in an official list of employees, members, customers, or planned work.

• We have ten employees on the books.
• The clinic had hundreds of patients on the books.
• How many projects are currently on the books?

使い方： have someone/something on the books (The club has eighty members on the books.)

類義語： registered, listed

よく使う表現： someone on the books, clients on the books

帳簿に記載されている

組織のお金、借金、財産に関する正式な帳簿に載っている。

やさしい英語で： Included in the official records of an organization’s money, debts, or property.

• The loan is on the books.
• They kept the old equipment on the books as an asset.
• How much debt does the company have on the books?

類義語： recorded in the accounts

よく使う表現： debt on the books, assets on the books

正式に記録されている

公的な記録に書かれ、正式に認められている。

やさしい英語で： Written in an official record so that it is formally recognized.

• The agreement is on the books.
• Her appointment was finally on the books yesterday.
• Make sure the approval is on the books before starting.

類義語： on record, registered

よく使う表現： officially on the books, agreement on the books