grey market
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grey market
orgray market
n
1. (Commerce) a system involving the secret but not illegal sale of goods at excessive prices. Compare black market
2. (Stock Exchange) stock exchange a market in the shares of a new issue, in which market makers deal with investors who have applied for shares but not yet received an allotment
3. (Economics) the market for goods and services created by older people with a comfortable disposable income and increased opportunities for spending it
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| Noun | 1. | grey market - an unofficial market in which goods are bought and sold at prices lower than the official price set by a regulatory agency 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" |
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