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Meaning of straw purchase

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

straw purchase

noun

Definitions

  1. A purchase made secretly on behalf of someone else.

    Example: A husband, wife, boyfriend or girlfriend who buys a handgun on behalf of their significant other is carrying out a straw purchase.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/straw%20purchase

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