Meaning Of The Word Black market

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black market
countable noun: If something is bought or sold on the black market, it is bought or sold illegally.

black market in American English
a place or system for selling goods illegally, as in violation of rationing
noun: the illicit buying and selling of goods in violation of legal price controls, rationing, etc

black market in British English
noun: any system in which goods or currencies are sold and bought illegally, esp in violation of controls or rationing
verb: to sell (goods) on the black market

black-market in American English
intransitive verb: to black-marketeer
transitive verb: to sell (something) in the black market

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