BLACK MARKET Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

black market 1 of 2

noun

as in trade

a system through which things are bought and sold illegally The black market in prescription drugs is thriving. They unloaded the stolen goods on the black market.

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black-market

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verb

as in to smuggle

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Noun

Israeli officials have been frustrated that the U.S. hasn’t done more to deter Iran’s cooperation with Russia on weapons development in recent years and are pushing American officials to work harder to intercept Iranian black market oil shipments that bring Tehran additional revenue. —

Brian Bennett, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024 Additionally, the state has done little or nothing to reduce the black market. —

Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024

Verb

This priority is so all-consuming that even the already reed-like Kristina seeks dangerous extra credit, dumping her dinners outside her bedroom window, and procuring a black-market tapeworm to further hollow out her insides. —

Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Aug. 2024 Legalization advocates disagree that Amendment 3 would jeopardize public safety, citing media reports that police are finding black-market marijuana laced with the dangerous drug fentanyl. —

Skyler Swisher, Orlando Sentinel, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for black market

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