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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

black-market

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.06 in modern English

Syllables
black---mar-ket
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Traded on the black market.

adj

Contraband, bootleg or smuggled.

verb

To participate in a black market.

Intransitive verb

verb

To sell in a black market.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

black-markets (present, singular) black-marketing (participle, present) black-marketed (participle, past) black-marketed (past)

Synonyms

bootleg black contraband smuggled

Questions

What does black-market mean?
Traded on the black market.

How to pronounce black-market

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