underground economy

collocation in English

meaningsofundergroundandeconomy

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underground
adjective
adverb
uk
/ˌʌn.dəˈɡraʊnd/us
/ˌʌn.dɚˈɡraʊnd/
below the surface of the earth; ...
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economy
noun
uk
/iˈkɒn.ə.mi/us
/iˈkɑː.nə.mi/
the system of trade and industry by which the wealth of a country is made ...
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(Definition ofundergroundandeconomyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Roughly speaking, the informal sector is the untaxed and unregulated market sometimes referred to as theundergroundeconomy.
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Roughly speaking, the informal sector is the untaxed and unregulated sector sometimes referred to as theundergroundeconomy.
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In a poor neighborhood, the same algorithm helps us understand an adaptive response - an increasing turn to theundergroundeconomy.
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We want them to use proper, formal procedures, not operate in the grey area of theundergroundeconomy.
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I therefore share the rapporteur's hope that this instrument sets out a fiscal system that will promote employment, increase productivity and reduce theundergroundeconomy.
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This type of proposal could benefit employment and could lead to a decrease in theundergroundeconomy.
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As to the workers in theundergroundeconomythemselves, they are often deprived of the rights to which employees are entitled.
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By its very nature, theundergroundeconomycannot be measured directly or estimated with any precision.
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We may deplore the extent to which otherwise law-abiding citizens feel themselves driven into theundergroundeconomy, but it is instructive to ponder for one moment the reason.
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Urban spaces become playgrounds for the urban gentry, wastelands for low-paid service workers, and denizens for theundergroundeconomy.
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Theundergroundeconomygrew as more and more activities moved out of the official economy.
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It is sometimes referred to as theundergroundeconomyor hidden economy.
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This change was possible because the authorities looked on moonlighting and theundergroundeconomyfavorably.
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Informal recycling in anundergroundeconomyof these countries has generated an environmental and health disaster.
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The intensity of these laws have been criticised as the cause of low employment growth, large unorganised sectors,undergroundeconomyand low per capita income.
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This is usually the case in theundergroundeconomy.
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However, they are a main component of theundergroundeconomy, especially those based in tax havens.
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Opaque and complicated regulations are other major disincentive that hinders compliance and pushes people towardsundergroundeconomyand creation of black money.
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The matter exposed the practices of the barelyundergroundeconomyof wealthy households and largely illegal immigrant suppliers.
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There is no singleundergroundeconomy; there are many.
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