underground economy

underground economy definition - finance
Part of an economy in which illegal transactions take place. Underground transactions are not reported as income and thus are not taxed. The presence of the underground economy results in an undercounting of economic activity.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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