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Income that is not reported to a government in order to evade taxes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dirty money
Antonyms: none provided
Money that is obtained illegally, especially that which circulates outside the formal financial system in the underworld.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, uncountable
Examples
- In India, the government faces the issue of combating black money stashed overseas.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dirty money, boodle
Antonyms: white money
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Burmese:
ငွေမည်း
(ngwemany:)
— (India) illegal money
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Chinese Mandarin:
黑錢 /黑钱
(hēiqián)
— (India) illegal money
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German:
Schwarzgeld
— (India) illegal money
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Gujarati:
કાળું નાણું
(kāḷũ nāṇũ)
— (India) illegal money
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Hindi:
काला धन
(kālā dhan)
— (India) illegal money
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Hindi:
काला पैसा
(kālā paisā)
— (India) illegal money
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Tamil:
கறுப்புப்பணம்
(kaṟuppuppaṇam)
— (India) illegal money
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Tamil:
கள்ளப்பணம்
(kaḷḷappaṇam)
— (India) illegal money
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Telugu:
నల్లధనం
(nalladhanaṁ)
— (India) illegal money