grey market

English

Alternative forms

• gray market

Etymology

By analogy with black market.

Noun

grey market (plural grey markets)

1. (business) The buying and selling of goods through distribution channels other than those authorized or intended by the manufacturer or producer.
2. (finance) The trading of shares before they are listed on the stock exchange.

Related terms

• grey literature

Translations

the buying and selling of goods through distribution channels other than those authorized or intended by the manufacturer or producer

• Irish: margadh liath m
• Polish: szara strefa (pl) f
• Romanian: piață gri (ro) f

the trading of shares before they are listed on the stock exchange

• Irish: margadh liath m