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Meaning of white-collar crime | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Non-violent crime, generally for personal gain and often involving money.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Español criminalidad de cuello blanco
Suomi valkokaulusrikollisuus
Français crime en col blanc délinquance en col blanc
Bahasa Indonesia kejahatan kelas atas kejahatan kerah putih
Italiano criminalità dei colletti bianchi reati dei colletti bianchi
Nederlands witteboordencriminaliteit
Português crime do colarinho branco

Examples

“Fraud and embezzlement are examples of white-collar crime.”

CEFR level

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

white-collar criminal white-collar work white-collar worker white-crested spadebill white-crowned plover white-crowned shrike

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