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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesगैर-रिपोर्टेड
Pronunciation / Transliteration: gair-reporteded
"गैर-रिपोर्टेड काम अवैध है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Referring to financial transactions or activities that are not officially recorded or reported.
"The contractor was known for doing off-the-books work to avoid taxes." - 2
Describing actions or agreements that are informal and not documented.
"They made an off-the-books deal that bypassed the usual regulations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'off-the-books' originated in the late 20th century, primarily in American English, referring to financial transactions that are not officially recorded. It combines 'off,' meaning away from, and 'the books,' a colloquial term for accounting records, highlighting a practice often associated with informality or illegality.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Off-The-Books" is said worldwide
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non déclaré
Transliteration: nɔ̃ deklɛʁ
"Le travail non déclaré est illégal."
schwarz
Transliteration: ʃvaʁts
"Schwarzarbeit ist strafbar."
in nero
Transliteration: in ˈneːro
"Lavorare in nero è illegale."
sin declarar
Transliteration: sin deklɑˈɾaɾ
"El trabajo sin declarar es un delito."
não declarado
Transliteration: nɐ̃w deklɐˈɾadʊ
"Trabalhar não declarado é ilegal."
गैर-रिपोर्टेड
Transliteration: gair-reporteded
"गैर-रिपोर्टेड काम अवैध है।"
未记录
Transliteration: wèi jìlù
"未记录的工作是非法的。"
비공식
Transliteration: bigong-sik
"비공식적인 거래는 불법입니다."
非公式
Transliteration: hikōshiki
"非公式な取引は違法です。"
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