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Adjective: black-market  'blak'maa(r)-kit
  1. Distributed or sold illicitly
    "the black-market economy pays no taxes";
    - bootleg, black, contraband, smuggled
Verb: black-market  'blak'maa(r)-kit
  1. Deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
    "They black-marketed cigarettes to avoid taxes";
    - run
Noun: black market  blak maa(r)-kit
  1. An illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls
    "During the war, many essential items were only available on the black market"
     
  2. People who engage in illicit trade
    "The authorities cracked down on the black market selling counterfeit goods"

Derived forms: black-marketing, black-markets, black-marketed, black markets

See also: illegal

Type of: market, market place, marketplace, merchandise, merchandize, trade

Encyclopedia: Black-market

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