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black markets

black markets is the plural of black market.

Meaning of black market

Noun

black market (plural black markets)

  1. (idiomatic) Trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing, or price controls.
    • Peace and order will not be tolerated. Start saving your cash for the black market, folks, you're gonna need it.2004, George Carlin, “THE FANATICS WILL WIN”, in When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, page 135
  2. (collective) The people who engage in such trade, or that sector of the economy.
    • associational black market

Questions about black markets

What is black markets the plural of?
Black markets is the plural of black market.

Words near black markets in the dictionary

  1. black mark
  2. black market
  3. black marketeer
  4. black marketeering
  5. black marketeers
  6. black markets
  7. black marks
  8. black marsh turtle
  9. black marsh turtles
  10. black mass
  11. Black Masses

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