black-market


black–mar·ket

verb

Definition of BLACK-MARKET

intransitive verb
: to buy or sell goods in the black market
transitive verb
: to sell in the black market
black marketer or black marketeer \-ˌmär-kə-ˈtir\ noun
black mar·ke·teer·ing \-ˈtir-iŋ\ noun

First Known Use of BLACK-MARKET

1943

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