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black market

 noun
     
black market [countable]
SCCB the system by which people illegally buy and sell foreign money, goods that are difficult to obtain etc
black market in
There was a thriving black market in foreign currency.
Many foods were only available on the black market.
black market cigarettes
[↪ black economy]
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