grey market
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈgrey ˌmarket British English, gray market American English noun [countable] 1. the system by which people buy and sell goods that are hard to find, in a way that is legal but not morally good or correct 灰色市场〔买卖稀缺商品的市场，灰市交易不算违法，但有违道德〕 → black market2. technical a situation in which people are buying and selling shares just before they are officially made available to be sold for the first time 灰市，暗盘市场〔在股票正式上市之前进行的交易〕
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grey market• What many merchant-bank objectors most dislike is that a grey market limits their freedom to price an issue as they want.• Shares gained up to 24p in grey market trading.• On yesterday's new grey market, the shares rose from an issue price of 585p to 612p.• When Zeneca announced an issue price of 600p, its shares in the grey market shot to 680p.From Longman Business Dictionarygrey marketˈgrey ˌmarket British English, gray market American English [countable]FINANCE1the buying and selling of shares just before they are officially ISSUED (=made available and sold for the first time)If a grey market price drifts too low, buyers will spring up to correct it.2when goods are bought from someone abroad who is not an official supplier and then sold at a price which is lower than that charged for goods from an official supplierThe manufacturer warranty may not be valid on grey market products. → marketˈgrey ˌmarket nounChineseSyllable
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grey market
ˈgrey ˌmarket
British English, gray market American English noun [countable]
1. the system by which people buy and sell goods that are hard to find, in a way that is legal but not morally good or correct ⇨ black market
2. technical a situation in which people are buying and selling shares just before they are officially made available to be sold for the first time
ˈgrey ˌmarket
British English, gray market American English noun [countable]1. the system by which people buy and sell goods that are hard to find, in a way that is legal but not morally good or correct ⇨ black market
2. technical a situation in which people are buying and selling shares just before they are officially made available to be sold for the first time
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