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DIRTY MONEY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dirty money mean? 

DIRTY MONEY (noun)
  The noun DIRTY MONEY has 1 sense:

1. goods or money obtained illegallyplay

  Familiarity information: DIRTY MONEY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DIRTY MONEY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Goods or money obtained illegally

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

booty; dirty money; loot; pillage; plunder; prize; swag

Hypernyms ("dirty money" is a kind of...):

stolen property (property that has been stolen)

Meronyms (parts of "dirty money"):

cut (a share of the profits)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"Forbidden fruit is the sweetest." (English proverb)

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"Hang a thief when he's young, and he'll no' steal when he's old." (Scottish proverb)



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