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nounfront company (plural front companies)
plural front companies
- Synonym of shell company.
At least some of Khashoggi’s commissions, meanwhile, are alleged to have been directed towards front companies in Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
2017 June 7, Adam Lusher, “Adnan Khashoggi: the 'whoremonger' whose arms deals funded a playboy life of decadence and 'pleasure wives'”, in The Independent, LondonSynonyms: shell company
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nounSynonym of shell company.
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