grey market
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grey market
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By analogy with black market.
noun grey markets · gray market
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The buying and selling of goods through distribution channels other than those authorized or intended by the manufacturer or producer.
The shortages have given rise to a grey market last seen shortly after the fall of the Soviet Union. According to Novaya Gazeta Europe, petrol is now openly advertised on Telegram and the marketplace website Avito, with sellers in Russian-occupied Crimea offering to deliver fuel by taxi within four
Similar: parallel market
- The trading of shares before they are listed on the stock exchange.
Translations
Talk about this word "grey market." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grey%20market. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. grey market. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/grey%20market "grey market." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grey%20market.Cite this
@misc{grey_market_2026,
title = {grey market},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grey%20market},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
