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black market vs market

market vs black market

black market and market both are nouns.

black market and market both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
black market Yes No Yes No
market Yes No Yes No
As nouns, market is a hypernym of black market; that is, market is a word with a broader meaning than black market:
  • black market: an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls
  • market: the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
Other hypernyms of black market include market place, marketplace.
As nouns, market is a hypernym of black market; that is, market is a word with a broader meaning than black market:
  • black market: people who engage in illicit trade
  • market: the customers for a particular product or service
black market (noun) market (noun)
an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
people who engage in illicit trade a marketplace where groceries are sold
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
the customers for a particular product or service
the securities markets in the aggregate
black market (verb) market (verb)
deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor make commercial
engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of
deal in a market
buy household supplies
Difference between black market and market

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