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Meaning of straw purchase | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A purchase made secretly on behalf of someone else.

Examples

“A husband, wife, boyfriend or girlfriend who buys a handgun on behalf of their significant other is carrying out a straw purchase.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

straw purchaser straw shoe straw stem straw that stirs the drink straw tick straw vote