Meaning Of The Word White-collar

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White-collar Meaning

White-collar Definition
White-collar Definition

What's The Definition Of White-collar?

white-collar
White-collar crime is committed by people who work in offices, and involves stealing money secretly from companies or the government, or getting money in an illegal way.
White-collar workers work in offices rather than doing physical work such as making things in factories or building things.

white-collar in American English
designating or of clerical or professional workers or others employed in work not essentially manual
adjective: belonging or pertaining to the ranks of office and professional workers whose jobs generally do not involve manual labor or the wearing of a uniform or work clothes
noun: a white-collar worker

white-collar in British English
adjective: of, relating to, or designating nonmanual and usually salaried workers employed in professional and clerical occupations

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