cookie jar reserve
n.— «Another way to doll up the books is the cookie-jar reserve. Companies can put aside a reserve of cash when times are good, then use it later.» —“Recipes for cooking company books call for various lingo” by Ellen Simon Philadelphia Inquirer (Pa.) July 31, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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