benami
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Urdu بے نامی/Hindi बेनामी (benāmī, “nameless”), defined in the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act of 1988.
Noun
benami (countable and uncountable, plural benamis)
- (South Asia) Property that is transacted under the name of a proxy to conceal the identity of the buyer.
- (South Asia) A person owning such property.
Related terms
- benamidar
Anagrams
- Ambien, bimane