ill-gotten
adjective/ˌɪl ˈɡɒtn/
/ˌɪl ˈɡɑːtn/
(old-fashioned or humorous)- obtained dishonestly or unfairly
- ill-gotten gains (= money that was not obtained fairly)
- His ill-gotten millions are all safely stashed away in a Swiss bank.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryIll-gotten is used with these nouns:- gain
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