Meaning of black market | Babel Free
Definitions
- Trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing, or price controls.
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The people who engage in such trade, or that sector of the economy. collective
Equivalents
العربية
سُوق سَوْدَاء
Čeština
černý trh
Deutsch
Schwarzmarkt
Ελληνικά
μαύρη αγορά
Español
mercado negro
हिन्दी
काला बाज़ार
Bahasa Indonesia
pasar gelap
Nederlands
zwarte markt
Polski
czarny rynek
Русский
чёрный ры́нок
ไทย
ตลาดมืด
Türkçe
kara pazar
Tiếng Việt
cho đến
Examples
“Peace and order will not be tolerated. Start saving your cash for the black market, folks, you're gonna need it.”
“In District 12, a dirt-poor coal-mining community that looks like a Dorothea Lange photograph, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) quietly rebels against the system by hunting game in a forbidden area with her friend Gale (Liam Hemsworth) and trading it on the black market.”
“Increasing numbers of people are turning to a growing black market for food to supplement their diets as prices rocket, experts have said.”
“associational black market”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.