dirty money: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

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    • Money obtained by illegal means, such as theft, bribery, drug dealing, or other criminal activity.
    • Funds whose origin is concealed or laundered to hide unlawful sources.

    Examples

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    • The authorities seized the dirty money that was linked to the drug cartel's operations.

      Las autoridades confiscaron el dinero sucio que estaba vinculado a las operaciones del cartel de drogas.

    • He was arrested for laundering dirty money through several offshore accounts last year.

      Fue arrestado por lavar dinero sucio a través de varias cuentas en el extranjero el año pasado.

    • If you accept dirty money, you risk being implicated in criminal activities even if you didn’t commit them.

      Si aceptas dinero sucio, corres el riesgo de estar implicado en actividades criminales incluso si no las cometiste.

  • 2.

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    • Money regarded as morally tainted because it was earned through exploitation, unethical business practices, or activities considered shameful, even if not strictly illegal.
    • Income that a speaker refuses to accept or associate with because of perceived moral contamination.

    Examples

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    • She refused to invest in companies that earned their dirty money by exploiting workers overseas.

      Ella se negó a invertir en empresas que ganaban su dinero sucio explotando a trabajadores en el extranjero.

    • Though not illegal, many critics consider that corporation's profits as dirty money due to unethical practices.

      Aunque no es ilegal, muchos críticos consideran las ganancias de esa corporación como dinero sucio debido a prácticas poco éticas.

    • If you knowingly accept dirty money, you’re supporting systems that perpetuate inequality and abuse.

      Si aceptas dinero sucio a sabiendas, estás apoyando sistemas que perpetúan la desigualdad y el abuso.

Examples:

  • EN: Laosi, she earned a lot of dirty money, but she didn't share it with you.
    ES: Hermano. Ha ganado mucho dinero negro y no les dio
  • EN: And the rest, ..they'll carry on, earning their dirty money.
    ES: Y los otros, seguirán acumulando su sucio dinero.
  • EN: Keep your dirty money.
    ES: Guarde su sucio dinero.
  • EN: Take your dirty money back.
    ES: Tome.
  • EN: I don't want to see that dirty money-grabbing little lad.
    ES: No quiero hablar con ese sucio y pequeño amasa-fortuna.
  • EN: Give her back her dirty money.
    ES: Vamos, devuélvele ese sucio dinero.
  • EN: Laosi, she earned a lot of dirty money, but she didn't share it with you.
    ES: Hermano. Ha ganado mucho dinero negro y no les dio
  • EN: And the rest, ..they'll carry on, earning their dirty money.
    ES: Y los otros, seguirán acumulando su sucio dinero.
  • EN: Keep your dirty money.
    ES: Guarde su sucio dinero.
  • EN: Take your dirty money back.
    ES: Tome.
  • EN: I don't want to see that dirty money-grabbing little lad.
    ES: No quiero hablar con ese sucio y pequeño amasa-fortuna.
  • EN: Give her back her dirty money.
    ES: Vamos, devuélvele ese sucio dinero.
  • EN: I wouldn't know what to do with your dirty money!
    ES: ¡No sabría qué hacer con su sucio dinero!
  • EN: I do not need your dirty money.
    ES: No necesito tu sucio dinero.
  • EN: And if you don't want my dirty money, I'll even work.
    ES: Y si no quieres mi sucio dinero, Incluso trabajaré.
  • EN: I would rather starve than accept his dirty money. Do not worry.
    ES: Prefiero morir de hambre antes que aceptar su sucio dinero.
  • EN: There's your dirty money.
    ES: Aquí tienes tu sucio dinero.
  • EN: I don't want to wear what she bought with dirty money.
    ES: No podría llevar nada que hubiera comprado con su sucio dinero.
  • EN: Because you can't start a clean life on dirty money.
    ES: No tendrás una vida honrada con dinero sucio.
  • EN: - It's dirty money.
    ES: - Es dinero sucio.
  • EN: He came out to our farm with all that dirty money, that's what.
    ES: El se llego a nuestra granja con todo ese dinero sucio, eso es lo que es.

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