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black market
An illegal market. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary

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black market UK US noun [C, usually singular] COMMERCE
an illegal system in which products that are difficult or expensive to buy legally are bought and sold: »

Tickets were selling for up to $800 on the black market.

black market in sth »

There is a growing black market in fake branded goods.

black market for sth »

Gunmakers have been accused of feeding a black market for illegal handguns.

an illegal system in which workers are employed for very low wages: »

Some unscrupulous employers take workers on the black market to avoid paying the minimum wage.


Financial and business terms. 2012.