black market

Example Sentences

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He swapped soap for food or other goods on the black market.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rials needed to obtain 1 dollar on the black market*

From Barron's

He said it had a decent selection, with household brands priced higher than in the West but lower than on the Saudi black market.

From The Wall Street Journal

The gap between the official and black market rate is mounting as well, nearing 100 percent in an economy that has become increasingly dollarized as a way to tackle hyperinflation.

From Barron's

Soon there was a black market for maple syrup.

From The Wall Street Journal