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white-collar crime

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables
white--col-lar crime
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Introduced by American sociologist Edwin Sutherland.

Usage

Inflected Forms

white-collar crimes (plural)

Phrases

white-collar criminal

Frequently Paired Words

white-collar criminal

Questions

What does white-collar crime mean?
Non-violent crime, generally for personal gain and often involving money.
Where does white-collar crime come from?
Introduced by American sociologist Edwin Sutherland.

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