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racket

 
 
/ˈrækɪt/ noun

Translation

SPORT [C] ( also racquet) a piece of equipment that you use to hit a ball in sports such as tennis
raket
4071486
ILLEGAL [C] informal an illegal activity that is used to make money
yasadışı yolla para kazanma
a drugs smuggling racket2187
NOISE [no plural] informal a loud noise
gürültü, patırtı
The neighbours were making such a racket.1088
(Definition of racket noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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