Betekenis van black market In het Nederlands

• 0 illegal trading of goods that are not allowed to be bought and sold, or that there are not enough of for everyone who wants them:

  • During the war, they bought food on the black market.

  • They blamed high taxes for the growth of a black market in cigarettes.

• 1 an illegal trade in goods or money:

  • [ U ] You can sell dollars on the black market.

• 2 an illegal system in which products that are difficult or expensive to buy legally are bought and sold:

  • Tickets were selling for up to $800 on the black market.

  • black market in sth There is a growing black market in fake branded goods.

  • black market for sth Gunmakers have been accused of feeding a black market for illegal handguns.

• 3 an illegal system in which workers are employed for very low wages:

  • Some unscrupulous employers take workers on the black market to avoid paying the minimum wage.