the grey market

the grey market
the grey market UK US UK (US the gray market) noun [S]
COMMERCE an unofficial but not illegal system of selling goods: »

The store sells designer clothes and shoes sourced from the grey market .

Compare BLACK MARKET(Cf. ↑black market)
FINANCE the buying and selling of a company's shares before they are available officially: »

First dealings in the company's shares will start on the grey market on March 27 and formal trading begins on April 2.

MARKETING people over about 50, considered as a group to which products can be sold: »

Motorbike manufacturers are selling to the grey market as much as to younger people.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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