black marketeering
Illicit goods trading
Black marketeering is the practice of buying or selling goods illegally, typically to evade price controls, rationing, or import restrictions.
The term implies ongoing activity rather than a single transaction: He was arrested for black marketeering during the war.
A black marketeer is someone who engages in such trade.
Prohibited trade goods
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
- bootleggingIllegal alcohol production/sale
- muleEquine hybrid, often sterile
- courierDelivery person or service
coyote · smuggler · runners · stash · hideaway · border crossing · evasion · interdiction
Unrecorded commercial activity
- off-the-booksUnrecorded for tax purposes
- unreported incomeMoney not disclosed officially
- unregulatedNot controlled by rules
- under the tableWithout official documentation
fencing · stolen goods · barter · street vendor · untaxed · profiteering · price gouging · war profiteering
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- money launderingDisguising criminal proceeds' origins
- tax evasionIllegally avoiding government dues
- graftIllicit political gain
fraud · scam · kickback · slush fund · shell company · offshore accounts · payoff · crooked
Obtaining through threats
- protection racketExtortion through intimidation
- shakedownForceful extraction of payment
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
- loan sharkingIllegal lending at excessive interest
illegal gambling · syndicate · mob · gangsterism · underworld · organized crime · coercion · racketeer
Fraudulent imitation
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- knockoffsCounterfeit merchandise
- piracySeaborne theft or bootlegging
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
unlicensed · imitation · replica · fraud · trademark infringement · currency · sweatshop · fake documents
contraband
Prohibited trade goods
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
- bootleggingIllegal alcohol production/sale
- muleEquine hybrid, often sterile
courier · coyote · smuggler · runners · stash · hideaway · border crossing · evasion · interdiction · clandestine
shadow economy
Unrecorded commercial activity
- off-the-booksUnrecorded for tax purposes
- unreported incomeMoney not disclosed officially
- unregulatedNot controlled by rules
under the table · fencing · stolen goods · barter · street vendor · untaxed · profiteering · price gouging · war profiteering · rationing
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- money launderingDisguising criminal proceeds' origins
- tax evasionIllegally avoiding government dues
graft · fraud · scam · kickback · slush fund · shell company · offshore accounts · payoff · crooked · collusion
extortion
Obtaining through threats
- protection racketExtortion through intimidation
- shakedownForceful extraction of payment
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
loan sharking · illegal gambling · syndicate · mob · gangsterism · underworld · organized crime · coercion · racketeer · conspiracy
counterfeit
Fraudulent imitation
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- knockoffsCounterfeit merchandise
- piracySeaborne theft or bootlegging
bootleg · unlicensed · imitation · replica · fraud · trademark infringement · currency · sweatshop · fake documents · identity theft