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Illegal immigrants are beginning to comprise a black market class of workers in our society, jeopardizing the financial health of companies which play by the rules, while themselves vulnerable to the exploitation by those willing to take advantage of their illegal status.
Spencer Bachus

Meaning of "black market" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BLACK MARKET

black market play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLACK MARKET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Black market is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES BLACK MARKET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

black market

Black market

A black market or underground economy is the market in which goods or services are traded illegally. The key distinction of a black market trade is that the transaction itself is illegal. The goods or services may or may not themselves be illegal to own, or to trade through other, legal channels. Because the transactions are illegal, the market itself is forced to operate outside the formal economy, supported by the established state power. Common motives for operating in black markets are to trade contraband, avoid taxes, or skirt price controls. Typically the totality of such activity is referred to with the definite article as a complement to the official economies, by market for such goods and services, e.g. "the black market in bush meat". The black market is distinct from the grey market, in which commodities are distributed through channels which, while legal, are unofficial, unauthorized, or unintended by the original manufacturer, and the white market. The black market is considered a subset of the informal economy, of which 1.8 billion people worldwide are employed.

Definition of black market in the English dictionary

The first definition of black market in the dictionary is any system in which goods or currencies are sold and bought illegally, esp in violation of controls or rationing. Other definition of black market is the place where such a system operates. Black market is also to sell on the black market.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLACK MARKET

black light
black lung
black magic
black maire
Black Maria
black mark
black marketeer
black mass
black matipo
black measles
black medick
black money
Black Monk
black mould
Black Mountain
Black Mountains
black mulberry
Black Muslim
Black Muslims
black mustard

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLACK MARKET

aftermarket
drug on the market
farmers´ market
fish market
flea market
free market
housing market
job market
labour market
main market
market
mass market
mass-market
newmarket
on the market
property market
stock market
supermarket
target market
the Common Market
the market

Synonyms and antonyms of black market in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «black market» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLACK MARKET

Find out the translation of black market to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of black market from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «black market» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

黑市
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mercado negro
570 millions of speakers

English

black market
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

काला बाजार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السوق السوداء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

черный рынок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mercado negro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কালোবাজার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

marché noir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

pasaran gelap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwarzmarkt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

やみ市
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

암시장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pasar gelap
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thị trường chợ đen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கருப்பு சந்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काळा बाजार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kara borsa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mercato nero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czarny rynek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чорний ринок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pe piața neagră
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαύρη αγορά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swart mark
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svarta marknaden
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svarte markedet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of black market

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLACK MARKET»

The term «black market» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.663 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLACK MARKET» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about black market

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6 QUOTES WITH «BLACK MARKET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word black market.
1
Sal Albanese
By regulating marijuana, we can put black market drug dealers out of business and eliminate the rebellious allure that attracts young people.
2
Spencer Bachus
Illegal immigrants are beginning to comprise a black market class of workers in our society, jeopardizing the financial health of companies which play by the rules, while themselves vulnerable to the exploitation by those willing to take advantage of their illegal status.
3
Milton Friedman
The black market was a way of getting around government controls. It was a way of enabling the free market to work. It was a way of opening up, enabling people.
4
Pauline Hanson
The World Health Organisation has a lot of its medical experts sitting in Geneva while hospitals in Africa have no drugs and desperate patients are forced to seek medication on the black market.
5
Loretta Napoleoni
Seventy percent of the fish we eat is black market, fished in violation of international laws. Our ignorance makes us unwilling partners in crime. Rogue economics is turning the global market into our worst nightmare.
6
William Irwin Thompson
In the domain of cops and robbers, an interdiction serves to structure a black market and a shadow economy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLACK MARKET»

Discover the use of black market in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to black market and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Black Market Billions: How Organized Retail Crime Funds ...
This book will change the debate as we come to understand just how much terrorism depends on funds raised by crime.
Hitha Prabhakar, 2012
2
Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American ...
Reefer Madness is a powerful investigation that illuminates the shadow economy and the culture that casts that shadow.
Eric Schlosser, 2004
3
Black Market, Cold War: Everyday Life in Berlin, 1946-1949
This book is a history of everyday life and explains how and why Berlin became the symbolic capital of the Cold War.
Paul Steege, 2007
4
Black Market
From the author who created the international No 1 bestsellers Along Came a Spider, Kiss the Girls and Jack and Jill comes a lightning-paced novel of high finance, international terrorism and irresistible page-turning suspense - now ...
James Patterson, 2006
5
Black Market Babies
Hilarious, edgy, and heart rending, "Black Market Babies" explores the love between mother and child, the havoc it wreaks, and how we survive it.
Claire Phillips, 1998
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Deviant Globalization: Black Market Economy in the 21st Century
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Nils Gilman, Jesse Goldhammer, Steven Weber, 2011
7
Outlaws Inc.: Under the Radar and on the Black Market with ...
Men like these are paid by the U.S., the Taliban, and blue-chip multinational companies to bring supplies- some legal, some not-across dangerous borders.
Matt Potter, 2011
8
Black market: inside the endangered species trade in Asia
A searing account of the unscrupulous, multibillion-dollar black market trading of endangered species, with more than 100 full-color photographs.
Ben Davies, Jane Goodall, 2005
9
Black Market Princess
Meet Denise Rutledge.
V. Alexander, 2009
10
Smuggling Armageddon: The Nuclear Black Market in the Former ...
Examines the illegal trade of nuclear materials that has increased in the newly independant states since the breakup of the Soviet Union and suggests what effect it has on international security.
Rensselaer W. Lee, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLACK MARKET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term black market is used in the context of the following news items.
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SEC launches probe into tech startup share selling 'black market'
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is launching a probe into the booming "black market" in hotly-tipped, privately-held tech ... «The Register, Jul 15»
2
Nigeria naira at record low of 232 to dollar on black market -traders
The naira has been under the ropes on the black market after the central bank two weeks ago curbed access to the dollar on the official ... «Reuters Africa, Jul 15»
3
Naira at record low of 232 to dollar on black market
The naira has been under the ropes on the black market after the central bank two weeks ago curbed access to the dollar on the official ... «BusinessDay, Jul 15»
4
Naira trading at record low on the black market
There has been a drop in Nigeria's currency since the implementation of the Central bank's FX restrictions two weeks ago. The naira is currently ... «CNBCAfrica.com, Jul 15»
5
Black market dealers signal Nigeria fuel crisis far from over
Chigozie Nnorom is a street hustler dealing in the informal or “black” market for refined petrol along the major thoroughfare leading to Nigeria's ... «BusinessDay, Jul 15»
6
Miracle cures and 'hot motorbikes' or black market meds and empty …
Even if claims about Kumdang-2 are real, access to the drug and other pharmaceuticals in North Korea is limited to those who can pay black ... «In-PharmaTechnologist.com, Jul 15»
7
Spike in theft of $50k Toyota HiLux 4WDs in Sydney's east could be …
He said some kind of black market for car parts was a possibility, but other than that police had “a couple of different theories, but nothing of any ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
8
Thieves lift inspection stickers for sale on black market
Burglars have broken into several auto shops to steal state inspection stickers to sell on the black market in Northern Virginia, Richmond and ... «Lynchburg News and Advance, Jul 15»
9
Inspection stickers taken locally for sale on black market
Burglars have broken into several auto shops to steal state inspection stickers to sell on the black market in Northern Virginia, Richmond and ... «The Daily Progress, Jul 15»
10
New art up at Black Market
COOS BAY — The Black Market Gourmet announces its upcoming art show ”Elements: Ocean + Valley” bringing together the work of four ... «Coos Bay World, Jul 15»

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