what does hawala mean?

HAWALA as NOUN

Meaning
- an underground banking system based on trust whereby money can be made available internationally without actually moving it or leaving a record of the transaction
Usage Example(s)
- terrorists make extensive use of hawala
Hypernyms(s) hawala is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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