street value

noun

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).

“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.”

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Meanings

nounstreet value (countable and uncountable, plural street values)

plural street values

  1. countableuncountableThe 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).

    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.

    1 more example

    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.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 黑市價格 /黑市价格
  • 黑市價格 /黑市价格 (hēishì jiàgé)price of an illicit drug sold on the black market
Finnish katuhinta
  • katuhintaprice of an illicit drug sold on the black market
Swedish gatupris
  • gatuprisprice of an illicit drug sold on the black market
Cite this entry
APA

street value. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/street%20value

MLA

“street value.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/street%20value. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “street value,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/street%20value.

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