money laundering

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noun

The process of concealing the origins of illegally obtained funds, making them appear to have been derived from a legitimate source.

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Those failures included not flagging transactions that possibly involved Chinese money laundering networks or trade-based laundering "with a substantial nexus to the southwest border", according to the Treasury.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Some of these involved risks related to national security and other concerns, including transactions "indicative of Chinese money laundering networks" and illicit finance around the southwest US border.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Thesaurus

Possible Synonyms

making hot money cold
asset concealment
illicit fund integration
cleaning dirty cash
cooking the books

Possible Antonyms

above-board transaction
due diligence
legit business
keeping it on the books
clean accounting