benami

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani ⁧بے نامی⁩ (be nāmī) / बेनामी (benāmī, “nameless”), defined in the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act of 1988.

Noun

benami (countable and uncountable, plural benamis)

  1. (South Asia) Property that is transacted under the name of a proxy to conceal the identity of the buyer.
  2. (South Asia) A person owning such property.

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