All 3 Uses
black market
in
The Hunger Games
(Edited)
- Discuss little more than trades in the Hob, which is the black market where I make most of my money.
p. 6.6black market = where things are sold illegally
- On the way home, we swing by the Hob, the black market that operates in an abandoned warehouse that once held coal.
p. 11.2 *black market = the coming together of people who buy and sell things illegally
- Most businesses are closed by this time on reaping day, but the black market's still fairly busy.
p. 11.4black market = illegal market
Definitions:
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(1)
(black market) an illegal market that trades in illegal goods, stolen goods, or goods sold illegally to avoid tax payments, licensing requirements, or rationing
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)