grey market
grey market · grey markets
Graumarkt
The buying and selling of goods through distribution channels other than those…The buying and selling of goods through distribution channels other than those authorized or intended by the manufacturer or producer.
Meaning
2 sensesThe buying and selling of goods through distribution channels other than those authorized or intended by the manufacturer or producer.
Graumarkt
The trading of shares before they are listed on the stock exchange.
Graumarkt
More definitions
- an unofficial market in which goods are bought and sold at prices lower than the official price set by a regulatory agency
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
the buying and selling of goods through distribution channels other than those authorized or intended by the manufacturer or producer:
Origin
By analogy with black market.By analogy with black market.
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Forms
plural: grey marketsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- an unofficial market in which goods are bought and sold at prices lower than the official price set by a regulatory agency:gray market
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedgrey literature
Derivedgrey marketeer