"hawala" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /həˈwɑːlə/ Forms: hawalas [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic حَوَالَة (ḥawāla, “transfer, trust”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|حَوَالَة||transfer, trust}} Arabic حَوَالَة (ḥawāla, “transfer, trust”), {{root|en|ar|ح و ل}} Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hawala (countable and uncountable, plural hawalas)
  1. (Islamic finance) A long-established informal system of money transfer from South Asia and the Middle East, still in use by migrant workers. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Islamic finance Synonyms: hawalla Derived forms: hawaladar Translations (money transfer): حَوَالَة (ḥawāla) (Arabic), 哈瓦拉 (Chinese Mandarin), हवाला (havālā) [masculine] (Hindi), xawaalad (Somali), ہُنْڈی (hunḍī) [feminine] (Urdu), حَوَالَہ (havāla) [masculine] (Urdu)

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