Phrase guide

street value

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The price of an illicit drug sold on the street (i.e., on the black market); the price of any illicit thing sold in this way (such as stolen goods being fenced).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • At the time, the street value of a kilo of cocaine had recently risen to half again the former price, as enforcement cracked down on the supply.
  • It is hard to estimate the street value of the stolen goods, as such values are constantly shifting as circumstances change, but police estimated that it could not be less than forty thousand dollars.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: market price, price, value

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 黑市價格 /黑市价格 (hēishì jiàgé) — price of an illicit drug sold on the black market
  • Finnish: katuhinta — price of an illicit drug sold on the black market
  • Swedish: gatupris — price of an illicit drug sold on the black market