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grey markets

grey markets is the plural of grey market.

Meaning of grey market

Noun

grey market (plural grey markets)

  1. The buying and selling of goods through distribution channels other than those authorized or intended by the manufacturer or producer.
    • The shortages have given rise to a grey market last seen shortly after the fall of the Soviet Union. According to Novaya Gazeta Europe, petrol is now openly advertised on Telegram and the marketplace website Avito, with sellers in Russian-occupied Crimea offering to deliver fuel by taxi within four...2026 July 7, Pjotr Sauer, “Russian cities feel the pinch amid worsening fuel shortages”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    parallel market
  2. The trading of shares before they are listed on the stock exchange.

Questions about grey markets

What is grey markets the plural of?
Grey markets is the plural of grey market.

Words near grey markets in the dictionary

  1. grey magic
  2. grey magick
  3. grey market
  4. grey marketeer
  5. grey marketeers
  6. grey markets
  7. grey matter
  8. grey monitor
  9. grey monitors
  10. grey mullet
  11. grey mullets

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