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white market
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noun
(in a system of rationing) the buying and selling of unused ration coupons at a fluctuating legal price based on the supply of and demand for the rationed commodity.
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Origin of white market
First recorded in 1970–75
OTHER WORDS FROM white market
white-market, adjectiveWords nearby white market
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