black marketˌblack ˈmarket noun [countable] 
There was a thriving black market in foreign currency. Many foods were only available on the black market. black market cigarettes
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Apart from drugs, detectives believe money is laundered from a variety of black market deals involving arms and high technology.
- On the rampant black market prices were particularly exorbitant.
- Others decided to taste freedom in other fields of social activity: speculation on the black market, opening businesses etc.
- Result: a black market in official government receipts with special stamps.
- The joke was that palm trees were being sold on the black market.
- They have blamed high taxes for the growth of a black market in cigarettes.
- They pilfer lesser-known works, usually costing less than $ 300, 000, to sell on the black market.
- When farmers feel like owners, the theory goes, they will guard against the thieving that feeds the black market.
Longman Language Activatorto sell illegal goods
to sell illegal drugs to people: · The gang earned as much as $10 million a month peddling heroin and cocaine.peddle something to somebody: · Stricter punishments will be given to those convicted of peddling drugs to children.
to buy and sell illegal goods such as drugs or weapons: · The police suspect him of dealing in stolen goods.· Police believe Fry was dealing in narcotics.· The article accuses Davis of dealing in arms.
informal to sell illegal drugs, especially to people who are trying them for the first time, to make them want more: · Anyone caught pushing heroin or cocaine is given a long prison sentence.
selling large quantities of illegal drugs or taking them into another country in order to sell them: · In Thailand the penalty for drug trafficking is death.· Customs officials claim to have uncovered a major drug-trafficking ring.trafficking in: · The two girls were arrested for trafficking in hard drugs.
the system by which people illegally buy and sell goods or foreign money, especially for high prices, often because these things are difficult to obtain legally: · Authorities are worried about the growing black market in the city.on the black market: · You can get a much better rate for your dollar on the black market than in a bank.black market in: · The immigration service is concerned about a thriving black market in phoney ID cards and working permits.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Many foods were only available on the black market.
the system by which people illegally buy and sell foreign money, goods that are difficult to obtain etcblack market in Many foods were only available on the black market. There was a thriving black market in foreign currency. Many foods were only available on the black market. black market cigarettes