black market
Noun · VerbSynonyms:
run
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- people who engage in illicit tradeType of marketMembers black marketeer
- an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controlsType of market, marketplace
Verb (1)
- deal in illegally, such as arms or liquorSynonyms: runMore general trade, merchandiseSimilar ply, run
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
black market noun
1. the illicit buying and selling of goods, in violation of price controls, rationing, tax laws, prohibition of sale, etc.
2. a place where such illegal commerce is conducted, or the entire system of such illicit commerce considered as a whole; as, the black market accounts for twenty percent of the Ukrainian economy.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors