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racketeering

racketeering noun: the criminal action of being involved in a racket; especially, directing it. Also the present participle and gerund of racketeer.

Noun

racketeering (usually uncountable, plural racketeerings)

  1. (usually) The criminal action of being involved in a racket; especially, directing it.
    Synonyms:
    racketry

Also used as

racketeering is also the present participle and gerund of racketeer.

Synonyms of racketeering

Forms of racketeering

pluralracketeerings

Origin of racketeering

Coined by the Employers' Association of Chicago in June 1927 in a statement about the influence of organized crime in the Teamsters union.

Words formed from racketeering

Questions about racketeering

What does racketeering mean?
Racketeering means the criminal action of being involved in a racket; especially, directing it.
What part of speech is racketeering?
Racketeering is a noun.
What is the plural of racketeering?
The plural of racketeering is racketeerings.

Words near racketeering in the dictionary

  1. racketbusters
  2. racketbusting
  3. racketed
  4. racketeer
  5. racketeered
  6. racketeering
  7. racketeerings
  8. racketeers
  9. racketer
  10. racketers
  11. racketh

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