| 单词 | on the black market |
| 释义 | > as lemmason the black market Illegal traffic or trade in officially controlled goods or currencies, or in commodities in short supply; a place where this trade occurs. Now frequently in on the black market: in illegal trade; illegally. Also figurative. Cf. also grey market n., white market n. at white adj. and n. Compounds 1f. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > illegal or immoral trading > [noun] > black market black market1727 black marketeering1942 black marketing1942 grey marketing1945 grey market1948 magendo1977 1727 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman (ed. 2) I. Suppl. ii. 21 But the weaver wanting the money immediately..goes to another kind of market, and which I may say is a black market of thieves to him. a1783 D. Swift Monks of Trinity (1795) 23 A sale of Scholars! a Black-market of Pupils! 1833 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag Oct. 504 A whole wild continent offered a black market, which barbarous life kept in a perpetual glut. 1852 Missouri Courier (Hannibal) 2 Dec. 1/1 It was..well known that Le Requin, when the ‘black’ market was slack..did a little in the way of ordinary admitted piracy. 1931 Economist 10 Jan. 60/1 The growth of an unofficial or ‘black’ market in sterling exchange. 1941 New Statesman 26 Apr. 430/2 There is evidence of a ‘black market’ where food can be bought without restriction if the price is high enough. 1970 Oxf. Mail 8 Apr. 1/8 About 60 lb. of pure cannabis resin, worth about £30,000 on the black market. 2007 Reveal 17 Mar. 32/2 Organ traders..sell body parts..on the black market for up to £100,000 a time. < as lemmas |
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