tip-off

See also: tipoff and tip off

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Noun

tip-off (plural tip-offs)

(idiomatic) An obvious clue or indication.
The broken window and overturned plant pots were a tip-off that something was wrong.
(idiomatic) A report of suspicious behaviour, especially to an authority.
The police received a tip-off about a recent bank robbery.

Translations

A report of suspicious behaviour, especially to an authority

Spanish: chivatazo m, soplo (es) m

See also

tip off (verb)

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