bootlegging
bootlegging · bootleggings
Engaging in economic production or distribution in an illegal wayEngaging in economic production or distribution in an illegal way.: The activity of making, transporting and/or selling illegal alcoholic liquor.
US/bˈutlˌɛɡɪŋ/
Meaning
3 sensesEngaging in economic production or distribution in an illegal way.
(countable, uncountable)The activity of making, transporting and/or selling illegal alcoholic liquor.
the act of making or transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally
(countable, uncountable)The activity of making, transporting and/or selling an illegal version or copy of a copyrighted product.
(countable, uncountable)The activity of operating a mine illicitly.
Forms
plural: bootleggings| Singular | bootlegging |
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Synonyms
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3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable