shell company
noun [ C ] uk/ˌʃel ˈkʌm.pə.ni/ us/ˌʃel ˈkʌm.pə.ni/
空壳公司，皮包公司
a company that does not itself do or own anything, but is used to hide a person's or another company's activities, sometimes illegal ones
He has several shell companies that allow him to circulate and launder money. 他有好几家空壳公司用于洗钱。
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- The defendants are part of two separate crime networks that use shell companies to import counterfeit luxury goods.
- Major exporters can shelter some overseas earnings from tax by funneling sales through offshore shell companies.
- The indictment shows a five-year effort by company executives to set up three different shell companies.
- Another popular offshore vehicle is the international business corporation, or IBC, which can be a mere shell company designed to keep the owner's identity secret.