black market

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noun

the illicit buying and selling of goods in violation of legal price controls, rationing, etc.

a place where such activity is carried on.

Origin of black market

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby black market

black maire, black maple, black margate, Black Maria, black mark, black market, black-marketeer, Black Mass, black matipo, black measles, black medick

Definition for black market (2 of 2)

black-market

[ blak-mahr-kit ]

/ ˈblækˈmɑr kɪt /

verb (used without object)

to black-marketeer.

verb (used with object)

to sell (something) in the black market.

Origin of black-market

First recorded in 1930–35; v. use of black market

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for black market

On the street level, black-market banks in China never advertise their enterprise.
Inside China's Underground Black Market Banks|Brendon Hong|February 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The black-market channels which ferry ivory from poachers are often the same used for illegal arms, drugs, and trafficked labor.
Clinton Unites African Leaders in Her Crusade Against Poaching|Nina Strochlic|September 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Would he mind, she wondered, carrying the package of black-market tea that she was bringing her mother?
World War II’s Most Glamorous Spy: Christine Granville|Emma Garman|July 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
On the black-market, Iranian moneylenders peg the real exchange rate far higher, at more than 35,000 rials per dollar.
Sanctions Are Causing Inflation in Iran and Harming Its Economy|Alex Klein|October 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Siddiqui is suspected of dealing with $19 million worth of black-market diamonds to pay for al Qaeda attacks.
Judging 'JihadJane'|Richard Miniter|March 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for black market

black market

noun

any system in which goods or currencies are sold and bought illegally, esp in violation of controls or rationing
(as modifier)black market lamb

the place where such a system operates

verb black-market

to sell (goods) on the black market

Derived forms of black market

black marketeer, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for black market

black market

The illegal buying and selling of goods above the price fixed by a government. Black markets usually develop when, because of war, disaster, or public policy, a government tries to set prices for commodities instead of allowing the normal operations of supply and demand to set prices.

单词	black market
释义	black market SEE SYNONYMS FOR black market ON THESAURUS.COM noun the illicit buying and selling of goods in violation of legal price controls, rationing, etc. a place where such activity is carried on. Origin of black market First recorded in 1930–35 Words nearby black market black maire, black maple, black margate, Black Maria, black mark, black market, black-marketeer, Black Mass, black matipo, black measles, black medick Definition for black market (2 of 2) black-market [ blak-mahr-kit ] / ˈblækˈmɑr kɪt / verb (used without object) to black-marketeer. verb (used with object) to sell (something) in the black market. Origin of black-market First recorded in 1930–35; v. use of black market Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for black market On the street level, black-market banks in China never advertise their enterprise. Inside China's Underground Black Market Banks\|Brendon Hong\|February 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The black-market channels which ferry ivory from poachers are often the same used for illegal arms, drugs, and trafficked labor. Clinton Unites African Leaders in Her Crusade Against Poaching\|Nina Strochlic\|September 26, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Would he mind, she wondered, carrying the package of black-market tea that she was bringing her mother? World War II’s Most Glamorous Spy: Christine Granville\|Emma Garman\|July 7, 2013\|DAILY BEAST On the black-market, Iranian moneylenders peg the real exchange rate far higher, at more than 35,000 rials per dollar. Sanctions Are Causing Inflation in Iran and Harming Its Economy\|Alex Klein\|October 23, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Siddiqui is suspected of dealing with $19 million worth of black-market diamonds to pay for al Qaeda attacks. Judging 'JihadJane'\|Richard Miniter\|March 17, 2010\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for black market black market noun any system in which goods or currencies are sold and bought illegally, esp in violation of controls or rationing (as modifier)black market lamb the place where such a system operates verb black-market to sell (goods) on the black market Derived forms of black market black marketeer, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to black market run, underground, gray market Cultural definitions for black market black market The illegal buying and selling of goods above the price fixed by a government. Black markets usually develop when, because of war, disaster, or public policy, a government tries to set prices for commodities instead of allowing the normal operations of supply and demand to set prices. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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black market

noun

Origin of black market

Words nearby black market

Definition for black market (2 of 2)

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

Origin of black-market

Example sentences from the Web for black market

British Dictionary definitions for black market

noun

verb black-market

Derived forms of black market

Words related to black market

Cultural definitions for black market