Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

black economy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables: black- e-con-o-my
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sector of a nation's economy that is illegally undeclared and undocumented due to cash payments or tax avoidance

Example Sentences

"No one knows how large the black economy really is."

Inflected Forms

black economies (plural)

Phrases

black market

Frequently Paired Words

black market

Questions

What does black economy mean?: A sector of a nation's economy that is illegally undeclared and undocumented due to cash payments or tax avoidance

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