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black market

n.

1. The illegal business of buying or selling goods or currency in violation of restrictions such as price controls or rationing.

2. A place where these illegal operations are carried on.

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black-market (blkmärkt) adj.

black-market·er, black-market·eer (-märk-tîr) n.

black-market·eering n.

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black market

n

1. (Business / Commerce)

a.  any system in which goods or currencies are sold and bought illegally, esp in violation of controls or rationing

b.  (as modifier) black market lamb

2. (Business / Commerce) the place where such a system operates

vb black-market

(Business / Commerce) to sell (goods) on the black market

black marketeer  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	black market - people who engage in illicit trade market - the customers for a particular product or service; "before they publish any book they try to determine the size of the market for it" black marketeer - someone who engages illegally in trade in scarce or controlled commodities
	2.	black market - an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls market, marketplace, market place - the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold; "without competition there would be no market"; "they were driven from the marketplace"
Verb	1.	black market - deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor run crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" ply, run - travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the coast" merchandise, trade - engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets"

Translations

black market n → mercato nero; (in wartime) → borsa nera
on the black market → al mercato nero, alla borsa nera