underground market

collocation in English

meaningsofundergroundandmarket

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underground
adjective
adverb
uk
/ˌʌn.dəˈɡraʊnd/us
/ˌʌn.dɚˈɡraʊnd/
below the surface of the earth; ...
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market
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmɑː.kɪt/us
/ˈmɑːr.kɪt/
the people who might want to buy something, or a part of the world where something ...
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(Definition ofundergroundandmarketfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He argues that this concept, rather than that of the ' black market ' or 'undergroundmarket', best fits the system of khat production and sale.
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Theundergroundmarketwas always there and, for a few months, as he said, it increased.
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A ban could lead to the development of anundergroundmarketselling tickets at even more highly inflated prices.
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He wanders through theundergroundmarketlooking for the most precious thing in the world, eventually finding a flying carpet.
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The blood is then sold as a drug in vials on theundergroundmarket.
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This market disappeared, but through the 1980s anundergroundmarketgrew through which enthusiasts could acquire the old plastic model kits.
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The illicit trafficking of cultural property generates a lucrativeundergroundmarketwith a great percentage of stolen artifacts never being recovered.
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Another theory is that the title refers to the album arriving before the inevitable flood of bootlegs could saturate theundergroundmarket.
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It is now unclear what purpose theundergroundmarketserves apart from being an artifact of the original game design.
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These alternate versions have surfaced in underground markets, online auctions, and specialty shops.
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