bootlegging

Speech parts

1. bootlegging - Noun

2. bootlegging - Verb

Meaning

the act of making or transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally

the act of selling illegally or without permission

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

commerce trade business deal traffic crime export dealing alcoholic copying stealing piracy infringement plunder addicted
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Antonyms

meaning going planning designing calculating aspiring
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Hypernyms

selling marketing merchandising

Phrases with the word

bootlegging operation

Examples

I think bootlegging is kinda cool. Rachel Trachtenburg

When I sell liquor, they call it bootlegging. When my patrons serve it on silver trays on Lake Shore Drive, they call it hospitality. Al Capone

There may be a new album, and there may not. Right now, we're encouraging bootlegging because there have been some great live things that ended up on the Internet. Rather than try to stop it, we like it. If nobody gave a crap about you, they wouldn't bother to bootleg you. Burton Cummings

My first real business was bootlegging T-shirts - I was just a dumb kid. You go to a concert and pay $25 for a cotton T-shirt that says 'Rolling Stones,' 'Lollapalooza,' or whatever. On the outside they're 10 or 15 bucks. We were the guys selling them for 10 or 15 bucks. Kevin Plank

the Prohibition amendment made bootlegging profitable Source: Internet

the bootlegging of videotapes is common in Asia Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

bootlegger bootlegger reverse bootleggery bootlegging operation bootless bootless errand