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black economy

black economy noun: a sector of a nation's economy that is illegally undeclared and undocumented due to cash payments or tax avoidance.

Noun

black economy (plural black economies)

  1. A sector of a nation's economy that is illegally undeclared and undocumented due to cash payments or tax avoidance
    • No one knows how large the black economy really is.

Forms of black economy

pluralblack economies

Questions about black economy

What does black economy mean?
Black economy means a sector of a nation's economy that is illegally undeclared and undocumented due to cash payments or tax avoidance.
What part of speech is black economy?
Black economy is a noun.
What is the plural of black economy?
The plural of black economy is black economies.

Words near black economy in the dictionary

  1. black earwig
  2. black earwigs
  3. Black East Indian
  4. Black East Indians
  5. black economies
  6. black economy
  7. black elder
  8. black elders
  9. Black Elk
  10. Black English
  11. Black English Vernacular

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