Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flash roll

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: flash roll
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bundle of banknotes used by undercover law enforcement to convince a criminal that they want to go ahead with an illegal transaction.

Example Sentences

"The sources of flash-rolls will vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but if the investigating agency has no specific fund designated for a flash-roll, funds may be borrowed from the city or state treasury, or from local financial institutions […]"
"Some agencies have sealed flash rolls that have been precounted with the serial numbers recorded for use in an operation on short notice."

Etymology

See flash around.

Inflected Forms

flash rolls (plural)

Questions

What does flash roll mean?: A bundle of banknotes used by undercover law enforcement to convince a criminal that they want to go ahead with an illegal transaction.
Where does flash roll come from?: See flash around.

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