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| black market |
| 1. n. trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing, or price controls |
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| 2. n. the people who engage in such trade (considered as a group), or that sector of the economy |
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| Analysis |
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| Black |
| 1. adj. alternative case form of black (of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin) |
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| 2. adj. (of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless. |
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| 3. adj. (of a place, etc) Without light. |
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| 4. adj. (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin. |
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| 5. adj. (chiefly historical) Designated for use by those ethnic groups which have dark pigmentation of the skin. |
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| market |
| 1. n. City square or other fairly spacious site where traders set up stalls and buyers browse the merchandise. |
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| 2. n. An organised, often periodic, trading event at such site. |
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| The privilege to hold a weekly market was invaluable for any feudal era burgh. |
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| 3. n. Flea market |
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| 4. n. A group of potential customers for one's product. |
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