black–market

verb black–mar·ket

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

1943

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