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• racket — rack‧et [ˈrækt] noun [countable] COMMERCE a dishonest or illegal way of obtaining money: • He had used his position to set up a cocaine racket. racket in • a racket in stolen goods exˈtortion ˌracket a situation in which criminals get money …   Financial and business terms

• business — [n1] job, profession bag*, biz*, calling, career, craft, dodge*, employment, field, function, game, line, livelihood, métier, occupation, pursuit, racket*, specialty, trade, vocation, what one is into*, work; concept 360 Ant. avocation,… …   New thesaurus

• racket, racquet — Racket has a basic meaning of din, uproar, and clamor : The traffic at this intersection makes a frightful racket. It is a slang term when applied to any business or job and trite when used to describe any dishonest or illegal practice (the… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• racket — Ⅰ. racket [1] (also racquet) ► NOUN ▪ a bat with a round or oval frame strung with catgut or nylon, used especially in tennis, badminton, and squash. ORIGIN French raquette, from an Arabic word meaning palm of the hand . Ⅱ. racket [2] ► NO …   English terms dictionary

• racket — racket1 [rak′it] n. [prob. echoic] 1. a noisy confusion; loud and confused talk or activity; uproar 2. Archaic a period of lively, exciting social life or revelry 3. ☆ a) an obtaining of money illegally, as by bootlegging, fraud, or, esp.,… …   English World dictionary

• racket — I noun conspiracy, corruption, criminal activity, criminality, dishonesty, fraud, fraudulence, illegitimate undertaking, illicit business, illicit scheme, improbity, law breaking, lawlessness, misdealing, organized illegal activity, scheme,… …   Law dictionary

• Racket (crime) — A racket is an illegal business, usually run as part of organized crime. Engaging in a racket is called racketeering. Several forms of racket exist. The best known is the protection racket, in which criminals demand money from businesses in… …   Wikipedia

• business — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Commercial enterprise Nouns 1. business, occupation, employment, pursuit; venture (See undertaking); task, work, job, chore, errand, commission, charge, care, assignment; busy work; racket. Slang, bag. 2 …   English dictionary for students

• Racket Squad — infobox television show name = Racket Squad caption = Original title screen. format = Black and White genre = Crime/Drama runtime = 30 minutes per episode creator = starring = Reed Hadley country = USA network = CBS original run = 1951 1953 first …   Wikipedia

• racket — racket1 /rak it/, n. 1. a loud noise or clamor, esp. of a disturbing or confusing kind; din; uproar: The traffic made a terrible racket in the street below. 2. social excitement, gaiety, or dissipation. 3. an organized illegal activity, such as… …   Universalium

• racket — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. uproar, din, clatter, hubbub; frolic, carouse, rumpus, hurly burly; battledore. See amusement, loudness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Disturbing noise] Syn. uproar, clatter, din; see noise 2 , uproar . 2.… …   English dictionary for students