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gray market

noun

Definition of GRAY MARKET

:  a market employing irregular but not illegal methods; especially :  a market that legally circumvents authorized channels of distribution to sell goods at prices lower than those intended by the manufacturer
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First Known Use of GRAY MARKET

1946

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