black money

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black money

Rhymes with -ʌni

noun

  1. uncountable Income that is not reported to a government in order to evade taxes.

    Similar: dirty money

  2. India, uncountable Money that is obtained illegally, especially that which circulates outside the formal financial system in the underworld. In India, the government faces the issue of combating black money stashed overseas.

    Similar: dirty money, boodle · Opposite: white money

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noun (India) illegal money

中文黑錢 /黑钱 hēiqián
हिन्दीकाला धन kālā dhan, काला पैसा kālā paisā
DeutschSchwarzgeld

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@misc{black_money_2026,
  title = {black money},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/black%20money},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}