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Meaning of "hawala" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF HAWALA

haˈwɑːlə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAWALA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hawala is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HAWALA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hawala

Hawala or Hewala, also known as hundi, is an informal value transfer system based on the performance and honour of a huge network of money brokers, primarily located in the Middle East, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and the Indian subcontinent, operating outside of, or parallel to, traditional banking, financial channels, and remittance systems.

Definition of hawala in the English dictionary

The definition of hawala in the dictionary is a system of money transfer based on promises and honour, practiced in the Middle East and parts of Asia and Africa.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HAWALA

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAWALA

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WORDS THAT END LIKE HAWALA

Agartala · ala · amygdala · Bala · garam masala · Gujranwala · Karbala · Kerala · La Scala · Lala · Makhachkala · mala · mancala · mandala · nala · polygala · Scala · tambala · Tlaxcala · Upsala

Synonyms and antonyms of hawala in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hawala» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF HAWALA

Find out the translation of hawala to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hawala from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hawala» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

哈瓦拉
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

hawala
570 millions of speakers
en

English

hawala
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

हवाला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحوالة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

хавала
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

hawala
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

মাখজেন
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

hawala
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Hawala
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Hawala
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ハワラ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

hawala
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Hawala
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hawala
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஹவாலா
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

हवाला
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

hawala
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

hawala
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Hawala
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

хавала
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

hawala
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hawala
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Hawala
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hawala
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hawala
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hawala

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAWALA»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of hawala
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «hawala».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hawala

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAWALA»

Discover the use of hawala in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hawala and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Informal Funds Transfer Systems: An Analysis of the Informal ...
This joint IMF-World Bank paper contains the analysis and conclusions of a study on the operational characteristics of the 'informal hawala system' used predominantly in the Middle East and South Asia.
Mohammed El Qorchi, Samuel Munzele Maimbo, John F. Wilson, 2003
2
Bad money, bad politics: the untold Hawala story
An account of the recent political scam in India in which payments were made to top politicians and bureaucrats over a two-year period.
Sanjay Kapoor, 1996
3
The Money Exchange Dealers of Kabul: A Study of the Hawala ...
In drafting new international standards against financial crimes — registration, licensing, reporting and record keeping requirements — financial authorities also need to consider the settlement process between hawala operators and the ...
Samuel Munzele Maimbo, 2003
4
Regulatory Frameworks for Hawala and Other Remittance Systems
Hence, traders created hawala. Hawala is based purely on a system of trust and originally operated within tight-knit extended families that were based in two or more major trading centers. What is called hawala in Arabic is also known as ...
International Monetary Fund, 2005
5
Organized Crime: Culture, Markets and Policies: Culture, ...
Hawala banking is surrounded by myths and misunderstandings. For instance, it is claimed that hawala works by transferring money without actually moving it ( Jost & Sandhu, 2000: 2).4 This may be true in itself, but it is not characteristic of ...
Dina Siegel, Hans Nelen, 2007
6
Understanding International Counter Terrorism
What is hawala? Hawala is an alternative or parallel remittance system. It exists and operates outside of, or parallel to 'traditional' banking or financial channels. It was developed in India, before the introduction of western banking practices, ...
A. Hunsicker, 2006
7
Hawala: Based on a True Story
Chapter. 13. Hawala–The. Milking. Machine. They were called to the largest of conference rooms in the former Central Committee building just two doors from Ilitch's office. The rosewood conference table easily sat thirty-five. There was plenty ...
Leonida Teohari
8
Terrorism and Organized Hate Crime: Intelligence Gathering, ...
Use of correspondent bank accounts, private bank accounts, offshore shell banks , hawala (see section titled “Hawala system”) transactions, cash smuggling, identity theft, credit card fraud, drug trafficking, money laundering (which is explained ...
Michael R. Ronczkowski, 2011
9
Afghanistan’s Drug Industry: Structure, Functioning, ...
The hawala system, handling both financial transfers and currency exchange, was important in Afghanistan even before the war. But during the long period of conflict, and especially under the Taliban regime, the hawala markets fully replaced ...
10
Dubai. Ediz. Inglese
HAWALA: THE BUSINESS OF TRUST Imagine a money transfer system with minimal or no fees, quick delivery, and which is available to people in the poorest countries in the world. This is hawala, and Dubai is one of the key centres of this  ...
Terry Carter, Lara Dunston, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAWALA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hawala is used in the context of the following news items.
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RiddiSiddhi Bullions MD Prithviraj Kothari faces arrest in hawala scam
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation in the Hawala racket, as part of the 2G scam, has revealed Kothari's alleged involvement in the ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»
2
Three Held for Hawala Deals - The New Indian Express
BENGALURU: Central Crime Branch (CCB) police have arrested three on charges of transferring money through hawala transactions. «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
3
Betting racket: ED conducts searches across country | Ahmedabad …
... as several crores of rupees were diverted through hawala to countries like Pakistan, the UK, Australia and the US by means of cricket betting. «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
4
ED conducts fresh searches in IPL betting scam | Business Standard …
To place a bet on the platform, one needs to have margin money in their betfair accounts, which was provided via the hawala route. The ED is ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
5
The murky world of hawala deals
The hawala money rackets with their secret network of highly-paid ... from various parts of Vadakara and hawala money seized from them. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
6
ED uncovers hawala route in 2G scandal
Ahmedabad : Enforcement Directorate (ED) has claimed that its probe into the Rs 5,395-crore hawala scam has shown that hawala operators ... «Free Press Journal, Jul 15»
7
ED unearths India's biggest hawala trail in 2G case, role of a private …
The Enforcement Directorate has unearthed the biggest Hawala racket in the country in connection with the 2G scam. According to sources, the ... «IBNLive, Jul 15»
8
Hawala Operations: Forex Agencies Under a Cloud
Similarly, crores of rupees are brought to Kerala by way of hawala remittances. But unlike the normal hawala transactions in which money ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
9
HC quashes dropping of charges against Karmapa in hawala case
SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh high court on Wednesday quashed dropping of charges against 17th Karmapa Ogyene Trinley Dorje in the ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
10
Coal scam: Plea for probe into 'hawala transactions' in Supreme Court
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today sought the responses of CBI and ED for a probe into the Aditya Birla Group's alleged hawala ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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