Nearby Words
black market
noun
1.
the illicit buying and selling of goods in violation of legal price controls, rationing, etc.
2.
a place where such activity is carried on.
Origin:
1930–35
1930–35
00:10
00:09
00:08
00:07
00:06
00:05
00:04
00:03
00:02
00:01
Black market
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To black market
Collins
World English Dictionary
| black market | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. any system in which goods or currencies are sold and bought illegally, esp in violation of controls or rationing |
| b. (as modifier): black market lamb | |
| 2. | the place where such a system operates |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to sell (goods) on the black market |
| black marketeer | |
| —n | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
black market definition
The illegal buying and selling of goods above the price fixed by a government. Black markets usually develop when, because of war, disaster, or public policy, a government tries to set prices for commodities instead of allowing the normal operations of supply and demand to set prices.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo Rating For Black market
Matching Quote
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
