Both Uses
black market
in
Legend, by Marie Lu
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- I bought myself a nice pair of boots with that money, and even shopped for an electro-bomb on the black market—a weapon that disables guns in its vicinity.†
p. 71.7 *black market = the coming together of people who buy and sell things illegally
- I'm sure you know how difficult it can be to get one on the black market.†
p. 267.9
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)