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- [blak mahr-kit]
- /blæk ˈmɑr kɪt/
- /blæk ˈmɑːkɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [blak mahr-kit]
- /blæk ˈmɑr kɪt/
Definitions of black-market word
- verb without object black-market to black-marketeer. 1
- verb with object black-market to sell (something) in the black market. 1
- noun black-market the illicit buying and selling of goods in violation of legal price controls, rationing, etc. 1
- noun black-market a place where such activity is carried on. 1
- verb black-market (Intransitive Verb) To participate in a black market. 0
- verb black-market (Transitive Verb) To sell in a black market. 0
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Origin of black-market
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; v. use of black market
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Black-market
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
black-market popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for black-market
noun black-market
- run — execution
- underground — beneath the surface of the ground: traveling underground by subway.
- gray market — a market operating within the law but charging prices substantially below list prices or those fixed by an official agency.
adj black-market
- contraband — Contraband refers to goods that are taken into or out of a country illegally.
- illicit — not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful.
- unauthorized — lacking permission; unsanctioned: unauthorized access.
- unlawful — not lawful; contrary to law; illegal.
- unofficial — a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.
verb black-market
- fence — a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- relate — to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- dicker — If you say that people are dickering about something, you mean that they are arguing or disagreeing about it, often in a way that you think is foolish or unnecessary.
- trade — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
- touch — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
Antonyms for black-market
adj black-market
- legal — permitted by law; lawful: Such acts are not legal.
- permitted — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- justifiable — capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible: justifiable homicide.
- warranted — authorization, sanction, or justification.
- authorized — officially permitted or empowered
verb black-market
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- buy — If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it.
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
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