"off-book" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From off- + book. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|off-|book}} off- + book Head templates: {{head|en|adjective|head=off-book}} off-book
  1. (theater) Able to perform scripted material from memory, without need to refer to the text. Translations (Able to perform scripted material from memory): 脫稿 /脱稿 (tuōgǎo) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-off-book-en-adj-1w~~p3li Categories (other): Theater, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater Disambiguation of 'Able to perform scripted material from memory': 86 14
  2. (accounting) Off the books, not officially recorded.
    Sense id: en-off-book-en-adj-HISayCFp Categories (other): Accounting, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with off-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with off-: 43 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 42 58 Topics: accounting, business, finance
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