gray market

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

grey market underground subway black-market black marketeer dark market underground market bootleg market industry where laws are flouted black marketing illegal sales forbidden market illicit commercial illicit market underworld market
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Hypernyms

market market place marketplace

Examples

During the webinar, there was no definitive answer, but panelists pointed to some of the same sources others mentioned a year ago: used books, review copies, gray market titles, and imports. Source: Internet

In the past, that answer may have been dominated by discussion about speculation and gray market activity (and alpaca sock aficionados). Source: Internet

"Unfortunately we cannot service your D3200 Camera as it is a gray market unit. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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