black market
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Meaning · English
Illicit trade of goods or services
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
thương mại bất hợp pháp của hàng hóa hoặc dịch vụ
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Literally: market for black or illegal goods
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
The black market for tickets was thriving before the concert
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “black market” mean?
Illicit trade of goods or services Literally: market for black or illegal goods
Is “black market” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.