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  • noun business The buying and selling of goods through distribution channels other than those authorized or intended by the manufacturer or producer.
  • noun finance The trading of shares before they are listed on the stock exchange.

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  • noun an unofficial market in which goods are bought and sold at prices lower than the official price set by a regulatory agency

Etymologies

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By analogy with black market

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