Schwarzarbeit

German (Berlin)

/ˈʃvaʁt͡sʔaʁˌbaɪ̯t/

noun
Definitions
  • work that is paid for, but not reported to a tax agency and thus not taxed

Etymology

Compound from German schwarz (black, illegal, illicit, clandestine, undocumented, dark) + German Arbeit (work, labor, job, labour).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Arbeit

Gloss

work, labor, job, labour

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

働

Emoji
✂️ 🏗️

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