Synonyms of black market

Noun


1. black market, market

usage: people who engage in illicit trade

2. black market, market, marketplace, market place

usage: an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls

Verb


1. run, black market, trade, merchandise

usage: deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor

Adjective


1. bootleg, black, black-market, contraband, smuggled, illegal (vs. legal)

usage: distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes"

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