padded account

A financial account that has been made to appear more successful, stable, or secure, as by fraudulently concealing losses or by reporting false profits. Once the company's fraud came to light, it was quickly discovered that Tom had been keeping padded accounts for years.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Honey	['hʌni]
Guo	-	Chinese
Heracles	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Radim	-	Czech
Ulla	OOL-lah (Finnish)	Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, German
Noriko	no-ṙee-ko	Japanese