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marketplace vs black market

black market vs marketplace

marketplace and black market both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
marketplace Yes No No No
black market Yes No Yes No
As nouns, black market is a hyponym of marketplace; that is, black market is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than marketplace:
  • marketplace: the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
  • black market: an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls
marketplace (noun) black market (noun)
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up people who engage in illicit trade
marketplace (verb) black market (verb)
deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
Difference between marketplace and black market

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