Definition of grey market in English:

grey market

(US gray market)

noun

1An unofficial market in goods that have not been obtained from an official supplier.
you can easily get these phones on the grey market
as modifier grey-market imports flooded the country to meet demand
Example sentencesExamples
- Out of concern about gray market and price-cutting activities, the company will no longer allow its gear to be sold on the Net.
- More than half a million mobile phones bought in Britain have disappeared overseas to be re-sold on the grey market.
- We can assure people who bought consoles on the grey market that we're not going to be going after them.
- A six-week investigation by BusinessWeek found a thriving gray market in professional-grade hair-care goods.
- Distribution also is a factor, as there may be a gray market of secondary distributors.
- The theft highlights the growing grey market for mobile phones.
- Supermarkets were preparing to flood hundreds of British stores with cut-price designer goods bought on the grey market.
- Grey markets exist where companies maintain differential pricing.
- The sole purpose of such restrictive distribution is to charge punters more money than would be otherwise possible in a grey market.
- They sell second-hand parts either to computer assemblers in the grey market or to buyers directly at the weekly Sunday bazaar.
1. 1.1Stock Market The buying and selling of securities before they are officially issued on the stock market.
  the company recently sold for $2.75 a share on the grey market
  Example sentencesExamples
  In recent months, unlisted high-technology companies have been the focus of the grey market's investors.
  Shares in the co-operative, which has a 14.8 million euro turnover, have been trading in a grey market for close to 40 euros a share.
  The firm started its investor roadshow last week and will launch its shares on the grey market from May 8.
  Shares in the grey market are trading at the lower end of the float range.
  The so-called 'grey market' thus offers the prospect of above-average long-term earnings growth.

Definition of gray market in US English:

gray market

noun

An unofficial market or trade in something, especially unissued shares or controlled or scarce goods.
the discounting of bonds in the gray market
as modifier a gray market price
Example sentencesExamples
- Experts anticipate about 3,000 units will be sold in the gray market this year, as sales in the overall market are expected to reach 280,000 to 300,000 units.
- Distribution also is a factor, as there may be a gray market of secondary distributors.
- Even before they officially received the licenses, these companies allegedly began selling shares in the gray market, drastically reducing liquidity.
- At the other end of the chain, PC makers are waging price wars, and the gray market in networking equipment is thriving.
- With legit retailers charging as much as $7.50 a pack in the most expensive markets such as New York City, where state and city taxes alone add on $3 a pack, the nation's gray market in cigarettes is growing fast.
- Inefficient state-owned enterprises drain the government budget, and a vast gray market of commercial entities has been spun off from government ministries.
- Once the package is opened, the seal leaves a permanent ‘void’ mark, which cannot be removed, making it very difficult for gray market resellers to sell reconditioned media as new.
- Dynamism is an above-board outgrowth of that, part of the gray market in which nifty cameras, cars, and computers are sold outside manufacturers' normal distribution channels.
- ‘If included with the sales in the gray market (the sales by unauthorized dealers), the monthly sales could reach over 80,000 units a month,’ he added.
- The new measure is aimed at preventing the gray market from trading unlisted shares, officials said.
- Tung said Taiwan Cellular shares have been trading at roughly NT $84 per share on the gray market, and that indicates the offering price has been set at the right level.
- As the jockeying for Schroder Ultra shows, the Internet has given rise to a gray market in shares of closed funds.
- Thsrc shares, which trade on a gray market ahead of a stock-exchange listing, fell 0.67 percent to NT $7.45 yesterday.
- The smart idea now being experimented with is to offer legally distributed DVDs with only a marginal increase in the price of gray market DVDs, but with the promise of increased quality and extras.
- As a result, the prices at these retail outlets can be up to 50 percent higher than the prices in the gray market, where the products are imported by traders and therefore do not come with a warranty.
- So-called gray market products - consoles bound for other regions that are diverted to out-of-bounds markets by middlemen - still find their way to shops in Hong Kong.
- And the game is getting tougher, with some gray market lenders refusing to roll over loans to private companies.
- The current gray market price for shares is about six times the initial price.
- While working at Creed, she'd been dismayed by the glut of perfume that found its way to the gray market.
- In the book Dangerous Doses: How Counterfeiters Are Contaminating America's Drug Supply, author Katherine Eban documents the nature of this gray market.

单词	grey market
释义	Definition of grey market in English: grey market (US gray market) noun 1An unofficial market in goods that have not been obtained from an official supplier. you can easily get these phones on the grey market as modifier grey-market imports flooded the country to meet demand Example sentencesExamples Out of concern about gray market and price-cutting activities, the company will no longer allow its gear to be sold on the Net. More than half a million mobile phones bought in Britain have disappeared overseas to be re-sold on the grey market. We can assure people who bought consoles on the grey market that we're not going to be going after them. A six-week investigation by BusinessWeek found a thriving gray market in professional-grade hair-care goods. Distribution also is a factor, as there may be a gray market of secondary distributors. The theft highlights the growing grey market for mobile phones. Supermarkets were preparing to flood hundreds of British stores with cut-price designer goods bought on the grey market. Grey markets exist where companies maintain differential pricing. The sole purpose of such restrictive distribution is to charge punters more money than would be otherwise possible in a grey market. They sell second-hand parts either to computer assemblers in the grey market or to buyers directly at the weekly Sunday bazaar. 1.1Stock Market The buying and selling of securities before they are officially issued on the stock market. the company recently sold for $2.75 a share on the grey market Example sentencesExamples In recent months, unlisted high-technology companies have been the focus of the grey market's investors. Shares in the co-operative, which has a 14.8 million euro turnover, have been trading in a grey market for close to 40 euros a share. The firm started its investor roadshow last week and will launch its shares on the grey market from May 8. Shares in the grey market are trading at the lower end of the float range. The so-called 'grey market' thus offers the prospect of above-average long-term earnings growth. Definition of gray market in US English: gray market noun An unofficial market or trade in something, especially unissued shares or controlled or scarce goods. the discounting of bonds in the gray market as modifier a gray market price Example sentencesExamples Experts anticipate about 3,000 units will be sold in the gray market this year, as sales in the overall market are expected to reach 280,000 to 300,000 units. Distribution also is a factor, as there may be a gray market of secondary distributors. Even before they officially received the licenses, these companies allegedly began selling shares in the gray market, drastically reducing liquidity. At the other end of the chain, PC makers are waging price wars, and the gray market in networking equipment is thriving. With legit retailers charging as much as $7.50 a pack in the most expensive markets such as New York City, where state and city taxes alone add on $3 a pack, the nation's gray market in cigarettes is growing fast. Inefficient state-owned enterprises drain the government budget, and a vast gray market of commercial entities has been spun off from government ministries. Once the package is opened, the seal leaves a permanent ‘void’ mark, which cannot be removed, making it very difficult for gray market resellers to sell reconditioned media as new. Dynamism is an above-board outgrowth of that, part of the gray market in which nifty cameras, cars, and computers are sold outside manufacturers' normal distribution channels. ‘If included with the sales in the gray market (the sales by unauthorized dealers), the monthly sales could reach over 80,000 units a month,’ he added. The new measure is aimed at preventing the gray market from trading unlisted shares, officials said. Tung said Taiwan Cellular shares have been trading at roughly NT $84 per share on the gray market, and that indicates the offering price has been set at the right level. As the jockeying for Schroder Ultra shows, the Internet has given rise to a gray market in shares of closed funds. Thsrc shares, which trade on a gray market ahead of a stock-exchange listing, fell 0.67 percent to NT $7.45 yesterday. The smart idea now being experimented with is to offer legally distributed DVDs with only a marginal increase in the price of gray market DVDs, but with the promise of increased quality and extras. As a result, the prices at these retail outlets can be up to 50 percent higher than the prices in the gray market, where the products are imported by traders and therefore do not come with a warranty. So-called gray market products - consoles bound for other regions that are diverted to out-of-bounds markets by middlemen - still find their way to shops in Hong Kong. And the game is getting tougher, with some gray market lenders refusing to roll over loans to private companies. The current gray market price for shares is about six times the initial price. While working at Creed, she'd been dismayed by the glut of perfume that found its way to the gray market. In the book Dangerous Doses: How Counterfeiters Are Contaminating America's Drug Supply, author Katherine Eban documents the nature of this gray market.
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