dirty money

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dirty money

noun

  1. idiomatic, uncountable Money that is illegally gained, illegally transferred or illegally utilized, especially money gained through forgery, bribery, prostitution, money laundering, or theft. Corruption is a force multiplier for the West's enemies, and yet the West continues to accept dirty money into its economies by the billion.

    Similar: ill-gotten gains · Opposite: clean money

  2. informal, uncountable Extra money paid to workers as compensation for dirty or dangerous work. The days should be long gone when workers are paid dirty money to do a risky job […]

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noun money illegally gained

Españoldinero negro, dinero B, dinero en B, dinero sucio
한국어부정한 돈 bujeonghan don, 더러운 돈 deoreoun don, 악전 akjeon
日本語悪銭 akusen, 汚れたお金 kegareta okane, 悪金 warugane
中文黑錢 /黑钱 hēiqián
Portuguêsdinheiro preto, dinheiro sujo
Françaisargent sale
DeutschSchwarzgeld, schmutziges Geld
Românăbani murdari, bani negri
Русскийгря́зные де́ньги grjáznyje dénʹgi

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@misc{dirty_money_2026,
  title = {dirty money},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dirty%20money},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}