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front company

front company noun: synonym of shell company.

Noun

front company (plural front companies)

  1. Synonym of shell company.
    • At least some of Khashoggi’s commissions, meanwhile, are alleged to have been directed towards front companies in Switzerland and Liechtenstein.2017 June 7, Adam Lusher, “Adnan Khashoggi: the 'whoremonger' whose arms deals funded a playboy life of decadence and 'pleasure wives'”, in The Independent, London
    Synonyms:
    shell company

Synonyms of front company

Forms of front company

pluralfront companies

Questions about front company

What does front company mean?
Front company means synonym of shell company.
What part of speech is front company?
Front company is a noun.
What is the plural of front company?
The plural of front company is front companies.

Words near front company in the dictionary

  1. front burner
  2. front burners
  3. front butt
  4. front butts
  5. front companies
  6. front company
  7. front controller pattern
  8. front controller patterns
  9. front crawl
  10. front crawls
  11. front curtain

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