"blackmarket" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blackmarkets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} blackmarket (plural blackmarkets)
  1. Alternative spelling of black market Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: black market
    Sense id: en-blackmarket-en-noun-aRt2U~GC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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