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Definition red market in American English

red market noun

noun
1

the buying and selling of human organs

Example

Journalist Scott Carney figures he's worth about $250,000, but that number isn't based on his savings or his assets; it's what Carney thinks his body would fetch if it were broken down into individual parts and sold on what he calls the "red market."

Definition red market in American English