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    [Verb]  | "black-mar*ket" | \ ˈblak-ˈmär-kət \


    1: to buy or sell goods in the black market

    2: to sell in the black market


    Origin: 1727 ;

    [Noun]  | "black market" 


    1: illicit trade in goods or commodities in violation of official regulations; also : a place where such trade is carried on


    Origin: 1931 ;

    [Noun]  | "black market" 


    1: a system through which things are bought and sold illegally;


      * e.g., " ... The black market in prescription drugs is thriving. "



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    [Verb]  | "black-market" 


     [ "black market" ]

    1: Refers to a illegal market; that is, a market in illegal (such as drugs or prostitution) or unregulated (such as cigarettes or prescription drugs) goods and services such that the buyer and seller are both violating the laws of the jurisdiction in which the trade happens.

      * e.g.,  ... Did you hear the RatShack manager down the street got arrested for selling black market radar detectors in Connecticut? 

     [ "Black Market" ]

    1: n. The location in which one trades and sell illegal commidity smuggled from an illegal source esp. outside of the location.

      * e.g.,  ... Buy High, Sell low. Profit= -$100 

     [ "Black Market" ]

    1: The illegal trading of goods from a place where it is legal (Usually) into a place where the object is illegal.

      * e.g.,  ... Cuban Cigars somehow getting smuggles into the U.S. 

     [ "Black Market" ]

    1: think of the united states as one big black market. or think of it as the underground railroad. it's not really there, but you know it's happening. it's basically where anyone trades goods or services for money. this money is untaxed, and unregulated, generally involving products such as narcotics, prostitutes, or even booze. it's possible the greatest market ever conceived.

      * e.g.,  ... Tom: Wanna go to the black market this weekend? 

     [ "Black Marketing" ]

    1: The unethical practice enabled by the rise of wiki technologies and communities, of creating and promulgating false and deceptive information, e.g. nonexistent celebrities, events, organizations, ideologies, theories and other phenomena.

      * e.g.,  ... He created and promulgated a character who never existed for a Wikipedia entry relating to the iconic TV series, "I Love Lucy," a perfect example of black marketing. 

     [ "Black Market" ]

    1: A gathering of black people who are selling drugs to friends and each other.

      * e.g.,  ... My house was a black market yesterday when all of Ypsilanti, a largly black community, was piled in my kitchen and living room selling, trading, and using.  

     [ "Black Market" ]

    1: Usually means a business owned by an African-American, but can also be applied to a place that hires mostly black employees. Typically considered inferior to other businesses.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1 - Yo, Jamal's store ain't doing well!  

     [ "Black Market" ]

    1: slave trade

      * e.g.,  ... Yeah I'm going to the black market this weekend 

     [ "Black market" ]

    1: A place where they sell stolen stuffs

      * e.g.,  ... I got this iPad in black market for $100! It fell out of the back of the truck! 

     [ "black market" ]

    1: when you smoke a dollar bill and a black and mild at the same time

      * e.g.,  ... He was pulling a black market when his mom walked in and caught him smokin. 

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