black work

American  

noun

1. work for which a person is paid in cash, with the transaction not recorded or reported, so as to avoid paying income tax on the amount earned.

2. blackwork.

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Example Sentences

Two weeks after Dr. King was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, the Memphis City Council voted to recognize the sanitation workers’ union, promising higher wages to the largely Black work force.

From New York Times

The men, most of whom are Black, work on the farm of the 18,000-acre maximum-security prison known as Angola — the site of a former slave plantation — hoeing, weeding and picking crops by hand, often surrounded by armed guards, the suit said.

From Seattle Times

Bh3 makes Black work just to recover the pawn and maintain equality.

From Washington Times

He was wearing his black work shirt, one of the few belongings he was able to salvage.

From Washington Post

Once Juarez finishes designing a piece — like a long black work shirt with a front zipper, or a white, long-sleeve T-shirt, both with the label’s distinctive grommets — he reaches out to friends and models on Instagram who fit his vision.

From Los Angeles Times