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black market vs marketplace

marketplace vs black market

black market and marketplace both are nouns.

black market is a verb but marketplace is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
black market Yes No Yes No
marketplace Yes No No No
As nouns, marketplace is a hypernym of black market; that is, marketplace 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
  • marketplace: the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
Other hypernyms of black market include market, market place.
black market (noun) marketplace (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 an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
black market (verb) marketplace (verb)
deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
Difference between black market and marketplace

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