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black market en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Ca. 1930, probably a calque of German Schwarzmarkt, which is attested from the 1910s. Compare Schwärzer (“smuggler”, 18th c.).

Meanings

1. (idiomatic) Trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing, or price controls.
   • 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. 2012 March 22, Scott Tobias, “The Hunger Games”, in AV Club:
   • Increasing numbers of people are turning to a growing black market for food to supplement their diets as prices rocket, experts have said. 2023 December 22, Robyn Vinter, “Britons increasingly turning to food black market, experts say”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
   • Peace and order will not be tolerated. Start saving your cash for the black market, folks, you're gonna need it. 2004, George Carlin, “THE FANATICS WILL WIN”, in When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, page 135:
2. (collective) The people who engage in such trade, or that sector of the economy.
   • associational black market

Forms

Deriveds

black marketeer

Relateds

black economy

Translations (107)

ja 闇市場 (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · tr kara pazar (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · bn কালোবাজার (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · pl czarny rynek (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · ms pasaran gelap (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · bg черна борса (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · mn хар зах (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · da sortbørshandel (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · fi mustan pörssin kauppiaat (people who engage in such trade or that sector of the economy) · nn svartebørs (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · lo ຕະຫລາດມືດ (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · bg черен пазар (people who engage in such trade or that sector of the economy) · sk čierny trh (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · sh црна берза (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · ky кара базар (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · hi काला बाज़ार (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · et varimajandus (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · af swartmark (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · ja ブラック・マーケット (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · nb svartebørs (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · uk чо́рний ри́нок (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · ru чёрный ры́нок (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · fi musta pörssi (people who engage in such trade or that sector of the economy) · km ផ្សារងងឹត (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · it mercato negro (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · ar سُوق سَوْدَاء (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · kmr bazara reş (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · da sortbørs (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · tr yeraltı ekonomisi (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · sq treg i zi (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · tg бозори сиёҳ (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · fr économie souterraine (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · rue чо́рный торг (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · id pasar gelap (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · sh crno tržište (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · be чо́рны ры́нак (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · th ตลาดมืด (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · es mercado negro (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · de Schwarzmarkt (people who engage in such trade or that sector of the economy) · sh crna burza (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · sq tregu i zi (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · sh crna berza (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · sv svart marknad (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · az qara bazar (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · he שׁוּק שָׁחֹר (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · yue 黑市 (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · kk қара нарық (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · my မှောင်ခိုဈေး (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · bg черна борса (people who engage in such trade or that sector of the economy) · fr marché noir (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · el μαύρη αγορά (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · eo nigra merkato (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · am ጥቁር ገበያ (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · gu કાળીબજાર (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · ur چور بازار (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · hu feketepiac (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · cmn 黑市 (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · nan-hbl 烏市 /乌市 (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · lo ຕລາດມືດ (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · ha kasuwar shunku (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · ps تور بازار (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · as চোৰাং বজাৰ (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · fa بازارِ سِیاه (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · fi musta pörssi (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · bg че́рен паза́р (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · eu merkatu beltz (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · uz qora bozor (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · de Schwarzmarkt (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · hi चोर बाज़ार (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · ru чёрный ры́нок (people who engage in such trade or that sector of the economy) · it mercato nero (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · ro piață neagră (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · nl zwarte markt (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · pt mercado negro (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · hu feketekereskedelem (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · ta கருப்பு சந்தை (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · sl črni trg (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · sv svart börs (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · cs černý trh (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · ga margadh dubh (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · fi harmaa talous (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · vi chợ đen (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · gl mercado negro (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · ko 암시장 (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · ga margadh dubh (people who engage in such trade or that sector of the economy) · bo ནག་ཚོང (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · he שוק שחור (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · mk црн пазар (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · ca mercat negre (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · sh црно тржиште (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · pl czarny rynek (people who engage in such trade or that sector of the economy) · ur کالا بازار (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · da sort marked (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · tr kara borsa (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · sv svartabörshaj (people who engage in such trade or that sector of the economy) · sh црна бурза (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · tk gara bazar (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · ja 闇市 (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · pt mercado negro (people who engage in such trade or that sector of the economy) · lv melnais tirgus (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · ko 블랙마켓 (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · ka შავი მარკეტი (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · hy սեւ շուկա (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · tr kara borsa (people who engage in such trade or that sector of the economy) · tr kara piyasa (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · lt juodoji rinka (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) · tt кара базар (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls)