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racketnoun

uk ​ /ˈræk.ɪt/ us ​ /ˈræk.ɪt/

racket noun (SPORT)

A2 [ C ] also racquet an object used for hitting the ball in various sports, consisting of a net fixed tightly to a round frame with a long handle:

a tennis/squash/badminton racket

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racket noun (CRIME)

› [ C usually singular ] informal a dishonest or illegal activity that makes money:

They were jailed for running a protection/prostitution racket.
See also
protection

› [ C usually singular ] disapproving a way of making a large unfair profit:

Phone chat lines are a real racket.

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(Definition of “racket” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

"racket" in American English

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racketnoun

us ​ /ˈræk·ɪt/

racket noun (SPORTS)

› [ C ] also racquet an object consisting of a net fixed tightly to an oval frame with a long handle, used in various sports for hitting a ball:

a tennis/squash racket

racket noun (NOISE)

› [ U ] infml a loud, annoying noise:

Who’s making such a racket?

racket noun (ILLEGAL ACTIVITY)

› [ C ] infml a dishonest or illegal activity that makes money

(Definition of “racket” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

"racket" in Business English

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racketnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ˈrækɪt/ us ​

› an illegal or dishonest way of making money:

He is alleged to have taken part in a racket involving bogus brokers who fleeced hundreds of investors in the US.
a drugs racket
See also
extortion racket
protection racket

(Definition of “racket” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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