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1 racket
racket [ʀakεt]masculine noun• c'est du racket ! it's daylight robbery!* * *ʀakɛt* * *ʀakɛt nmracketeering no pl* * *racket nm ( organisation) extortion racket; ( activité) racketeering; c'est du racket! it's extortion!; le racket des commerçants the extortion of money from shopkeepers.[rakɛt] nom masculin -
2 racketter
racketter [ʀakete]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *ʀakete vt* * *racketter verb table: aimer vtr to extort money from, to shake [sb] down◑ US; se faire racketter to be the victim of extortion.[rakɛte] verbe transitif
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