How to Pronounce "black market"
expression
BLACK MAR-kut
bl-ACK MAH-kit
Definition
The "black market" is where goods or services are bought and sold illegally, often to avoid taxes or rules.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbɫæk/ /ˈmɑɹkət/, /ˈmɑɹkɪt
British English
blˈæk/ /mˈɑːkɪt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BLACK MAR-kut
UK
bl-ACK MAH-kit
Listen in Context
Many people buy medicine on the black market when it is too expensive in stores.
Selling wildlife is illegal on the black market.
Tickets for the concert were sold on the black market at higher prices.
After the ban, a black market quickly developed for those products.