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straw purchase

straw purchase noun: a purchase made secretly on behalf of someone else.

Noun

straw purchase (plural straw purchases)

  1. A purchase made secretly on behalf of someone else.
    • A husband, wife, boyfriend or girlfriend who buys a handgun on behalf of their significant other is carrying out a straw purchase.

Synonyms of straw purchase

Forms of straw purchase

pluralstraw purchases

Questions about straw purchase

What does straw purchase mean?
Straw purchase means a purchase made secretly on behalf of someone else.
What part of speech is straw purchase?
Straw purchase is a noun.
What is the plural of straw purchase?
The plural of straw purchase is straw purchases.

Words near straw purchase in the dictionary

  1. straw nails
  2. straw owner
  3. straw owners
  4. straw poll
  5. straw polls
  6. straw purchase
  7. straw purchaser
  8. straw purchasers
  9. straw purchases
  10. straw shoe
  11. straw shoes

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