1. writing or print to put an agreement down in black and white
2. a drawing or picture done in black and white
3. reproduction, as by photography or television, of images in black, white, and gray rather than in chromatic colors

adjective

1. set down in writing or print
2. partly black and partly white a black-and-white tie
3. 1. reproduced, rendered, etc. in black, white, and gray rather than in chromatic colors a black-and-white print
   2. producing images in black, white, and gray a black-and-white TV set
4. of or based on absolute values that are exactly opposite an issue seen only in black-and-white terms of right or wrong

noun

1. a black-and-white photograph
2. Slang a police patrol car