financial crimes enforcement network
n · noun
Simple meaning
The a bureau within the United States Department of the Treasury that collects and analyzes information about financial transactions to combat domestic and international money laundering.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
fəˈnænʃəlkɹaɪmzɛnfɔɹsməntnɛtwɚk
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
n
The (FinCEN) a bureau within the United States Department of the Treasury that collects and analyzes information about financial transactions to combat domestic and international money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes.
noun
A law enforcement agency of the Treasury Department responsible for establishing and implementing policies to detect money laundering
Word Aura™
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This meaning: The (FinCEN) a bureau within the United States Department of the Treasury that collects and analyzes information about financial transactions to combat domestic and international money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes.
Used this way, financial crimes enforcement network is a specialist word with a clearly unfavourable pull. This is a financial use: it has a settled meaning in accounting and business, where precision matters more than colour.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Clinical and detached
Where it naturally appears
- Finance/economics
- Business/professional
Usage note
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