noun
General Slang
books
· noun · prison
Your inmate cash account — money for commissary.
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The trust account the prison holds your money in. Family puts money 'on your books' so you can buy ramen, stamps, deodorant at commissary. No cash circulates inside — your books are your wallet.
“His mom put fifty on his books so he could grab coffee and soup this week.”
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books In A Sentence
His mom put fifty on his books so he could grab coffee and soup this week.
Origin & Usage
Variants
on the books
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