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black-marketing

black-marketing is the present participle and gerund of black-market.

Meaning of black-market

Verb

black-market (third-person singular simple present black-markets, present participle black-marketing, simple past and past participle black-marketed)

  1. (intransitive) To participate in a black market.
    • He black-marketed as a sideline.
  2. (transitive) To sell in a black market.
    • He made his living black-marketing goods intended only for tourists.

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Questions about black-marketing

What is black-marketing the present participle and gerund of?
Black-marketing is the present participle and gerund of black-market.

Words near black-marketing in the dictionary

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  2. black-lipped pikas
  3. black-market
  4. black-marketeer
  5. black-marketeers
  6. black-marketing
  7. black-mouthed
  8. black-naped oriole
  9. black-naped orioles
  10. black-necked crane
  11. black-necked cranes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: black-marketing (page history and authors); black-market (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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