dark money
noun[U]
uk/ˌdɑːk ˈmʌn.i/us/ˌdɑːrk ˈmʌn.i/moneyfrompeopleororganizationswhosenamesare notknownorrevealed, that may beconnectedtoillegalorharmfulactivities:
（来源不清、可能与非法或有害活动有关的）黑钱We must notriskdarkmoneyfromoverseassubvertingourelectoralsystem.我们决不能冒险让海外黑钱破坏我们的选举制度。
- He had millions in asecretaccountin aprivatebank:darkmoney,paidto hisfatherby the Britishsecretservice.
- A newlawondarkmoneyproposednonprofits would have todisclosedonorswho give more than $10,000 if geared toward “influencingorattemptingtoinfluence”elections.
- Loopholes incampaigndisclosureruleshave madeso-calleddarkmoney–fundsfromgroupsthat do notdisclosetheirdonors–disturbinglycommon.
- Darkmoneyis alreadyflowinginto the state'sSenaterace.
Fraud & corruption
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- bribe
- dolus
- embezzle
- embezzlement
- extortion
- false accounting
- launder
- malfeasance
- malpractice
- match-fixing
- money laundering
- nobble
- pyramid scheme
- siphon
- vishing
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