black-market
[blak-mahr-kit]
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
black market
noun
Origin of black market
First recorded in 1930–35
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Related Words for black-market
contraband, illicit, unauthorized, pirated, banned, prohibited, unwarranted, wrongful, irregular, unconstitutional, unlawful, outlawed, illegitimate, criminal, unlicensed, illegal, bootleg, improper, clandestine, furtiveExamples from the Web for black-market
Contemporary Examples of black-market
On the street level, black-market banks in China never advertise their enterprise.
The black-market channels which ferry ivory from poachers are often the same used for illegal arms, drugs, and trafficked labor.
Would he mind, she wondered, carrying the package of black-market tea that she was bringing her mother?
On the black-market, Iranian moneylenders peg the real exchange rate far higher, at more than 35,000 rials per dollar.
Siddiqui is suspected of dealing with $19 million worth of black-market diamonds to pay for al Qaeda attacks.
black market
noun
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