on the books

prepositional phrase4

1. •
   Contained in an official list (of members, employees, clients, projects etc.).

   • The research was carried out by studying the medical records of some 17m people on the books of GPs in England and the 5,683 covid-attributable deaths therein. — 2020
2. •
   Recorded or registered, especially in an official or definitive manner.

   • The event was free, but there was a donation bowl for those who wanted to contribute and it was pretty packed with greenbacks. The first community soup event was on the books now. — 2010
3. •
   Officially recorded in the financial records of a company or organization.

   • Promptly came the reply that there was no record on the books of father's owning any stock. — 1908
4. •
   Officially recorded in the lawbooks; having the force of enacted law.

   • The ban on interracial marriages remained on the books for nearly a century after its passage. — 2004