straw purchase
straw purchase · straw purchases
A purchase made secretly on behalf of someone elseA purchase made secretly on behalf of someone else.
Meaning
1 sensesA purchase made secretly on behalf of someone else.
A husband, wife, boyfriend or girlfriend who buys a handgun on behalf of their significant other is carrying out a straw purchase.
Forms
plural: straw purchases| Singular | straw purchase |
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