单词 | grey |
释义 | grey grey (AmE spelling gray) // adjective [only before noun]
1 (Economics ) used to describe the situation when goods are not bought from an official supplier but are bought in another country and then imported to be sold at a lower price than the official price: the grey trade in drugs through the Internet There has been a range of action in the courts against grey goods. how brand owners can combat grey goods in Canada using trademark and other laws ⇨ GREY MARKET (2), PARALLEL (1)
2 belonging to or aimed at the older section of the population: US advertisers are competing for the gray dollar (= the money that older people can spend on goods). An increase in life span causes an increase in grey power (= the economic and political power of older people) ⇨ GREY MARKET (3) |
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