street value

Illicit goods' worth

Street value is the price something would fetch if sold illegally, especially drugs: The police seized heroin with a street value of two million dollars.

The term acknowledges that illicit goods have their own market pricing, often inflated by risk and scarcity.

Authorities routinely cite street value in drug bust announcements, though the figures are notoriously imprecise.

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market legitimacy

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Consumer purchase amount

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pricing context

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Stated monetary worth of goods

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG