| Noun | 1. | black market - people who engage in illicit trademarket - the customers for a particular product or service; "before they publish any book they try to determine the size of the market for it" black marketeer - someone who engages illegally in trade in scarce or controlled commodities | |
| 2. | black market - an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controlsmarket, marketplace - the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold; "without competition there would be no market"; "they were driven from the marketplace" | |
| Verb | 1. | black market - deal in illegally, such as arms or liquorcrime, law-breaking - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" ply, run - travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the coast" merchandise, trade - engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets" | |