pungutan liar

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of pungutan (“charge, levy”) +‎ liar (“wild”).

Noun

pungutan liar (uncountable)

1. (politics) illegal fee, illegal tax, illegal retribution (on services, such as being allowed to park one's car without getting a parking ticket, etc.)

Alternative forms

• pungli

Further reading

• “pungutan liar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.