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benami

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: B EH2 N AH0 M IY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Property that is transacted under the name of a proxy to conceal the identity of the buyer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: South-Asia, countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A person owning such property.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: South-Asia, countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani بے نامی (be nāmī) / बेनामी (benāmī, “nameless”), defined in the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act of 1988.