Synonyms and antonyms of Crimes in finance and business in British Thesaurus

the black economy (noun)

illegal business activities that allow people to avoid paying taxes, for example selling goods or providing services without keeping any records

black market (noun)

the illegal buying and selling of goods, especially when it is difficult or expensive to obtain them legally

bribery (noun)

the crime of giving money or presents to someone so that they will help you by doing something dishonest or illegal

cyberfraud (noun)

crime involving the use of the Internet to obtain money from someone by tricking them

e-fraud (noun)

the activity of obtaining money illegally using the Internet

estafa (noun)

Philippine English the crime of obtaining money dishonestly or by trickery

false accounting (noun)

British the crime of deliberately giving false information in a company’s accounts

forgery (noun)

the crime of making copies of valuable documents or works of art in order to make money by selling them

fraud (noun)

the crime of obtaining money from someone by tricking them

fraud (noun)

relating to fraud

insider dealing (noun)

the crime of buying or selling shares in a company using information that is available only to people working within that company

malpractice (noun)

careless or criminal behaviour by someone with a professional or official job

piracy (noun)

the crime of making and selling illegal copies of computer programs, books, videos, or CDs

piracy (noun)

the crime of making television or radio broadcasts illegally

racket (noun)

informal an illegal activity that makes money

racketeering (noun)

the crime of making money from illegal activities

traffic (noun)

the process of buying and selling things such as drugs or weapons illegally

trafficking (noun)

the business of buying and selling things such as drugs or weapons illegally. Someone who does this is called a trafficker.