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Definition of 'black money'

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black money in British

noun

1.

that part of a nation's income that relates to its black economy

2.

any money that a person or organization acquires illegally, as by a means that involves tax evasion

3. US

money to fund a government project that is concealed in the cost of some other project

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black money in American

income, esp. from illegal activities, not reported to the government so as to avoid paying taxes on it

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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Used Rarely. black money is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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