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street value

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈstreet ˌvalue noun [countable, uncountable]  BBthe price for which something, especially drugs, can be sold illegally 〔尤指毒品的〕街头黑市行情[价格] Detectives seized drugs with a street value of almost £300,000. 侦探们查获了黑市价格近30万英镑的毒品。
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street valueDrugs with a street value of £1,600 were found in the car and £2,070 worth were discovered in the house.July 3: Cannabis resin with a street value of £2,000 discovered in a car stopped in Bessbrook.Inside they discovered 178 kilos of cannabis resin with a street value of half a million pounds.His car was found to contain 19.93 kilos of cannabis resin, with a street value of £65,000.With a street value of £18.50 a kilo, it is more valuable than airline passengers.The cocaine police seized had an estimated street value of $8 million.The quantity of cannabis seized on this occasion was 1.5 tons with an estimated street value of 1.5 million pounds.Doug wants to sell it at its street value, which is two million dollars.The street value was estimated at £2,500.
ˈstreet ˌvalue nounChineseSyllable
especially Corpus price something, which can be the drugs, for


street value
ˈstreet ˌvalue noun [uncountable and countable]
the price for which something, especially drugs, can be sold illegally:
    Detectives seized drugs with a street value of almost £300,000.


street valueBrE /ˈstriːt væljuː/ 🔊NAmE /ˈstriːt væljuː/ 🔊 noun [usually singular] a price for which sth that is illegal or has been obtained illegally can be sold (非法物品的)黑市价值drugs with a street value of over £1 million黑市价值超过 100 万英镑的毒品