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white market

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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Compare black market.

Origin of white market

First recorded in 1970–75

OTHER WORDS FROM white market

white-market, adjective

Words nearby white market

white magic, white mahogany, Whiteman, white man's burden, white Mariposa, white market, white marlin, white matter, white meat, white melilot, white metal
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