black market
/blæk ˈmɑrkɪt/
verb
- To buy or sell goods or services illegally, especially in violation of official controls.
- During the shortage, some farmers black-marketed their produce.
- They black-marketed rare artifacts to wealthy collectors.
- He was caught black-marketing imported cigarettes.
adjective
- Relating to or involving illegal trade or exchange.
- They were arrested for black-market currency trading.
- The black-market price for gasoline was three times the normal rate.
- She bought a black-market ticket to the sold-out concert.
noun
- An illegal system of buying and selling goods or services, especially when they are controlled or scarce.
- The police raided a black market for stolen electronics.
- He made a lot of money selling rare medicines on the black market.
- During the war, many people bought food on the black market.