Etymology

benami

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Today it means: Property that is transacted under the name of a proxy to conceal the identity of the buyer. Full definition →

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  1. Hindustani · borrowed from
  2. English todaybenami

Borrowed from Hindustani بے نامی (be nāmī) / बेनामी (benāmī, “nameless”), defined in the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act of 1988.

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