contraband
Prohibited from being tradedProhibited from being traded.
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» The customs agent searched Tom for contraband.
Objectivesea · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesProhibited from being traded.
- distributed or sold illicitly
Examples
8 sentencesThe customs agent searched Tom for contraband.
The tunnel was used to smuggle contraband across the border.
deDer Tunnel wurde dazu benutzt, Schmuggelwäre über die Grenze zu bringen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom was caught trying to sneak contraband into the prison.
deTom wurde dabei erwischt, wie er versuchte, Schmuggelware ins Gefängnis zu schleusen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Examples in smuggling include suitcases with false bottoms for hiding contraband.
This is contraband.
Origin
From Spanish contrabanda (modern spelling contrabando), from Italian contrabando (modern sFrom Spanish contrabanda (modern spelling contrabando), from Italian contrabando (modern spelling contrabbando), from contra (“against”) + bando (“ban”), and reinforced by French contrebande.
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Forms
more contraband, most contraband| Comparative | more contraband Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most contraband Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- distributed or sold illicitly:bootlegblackblack-marketsmuggled
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.