рэ́кет — meaning in English

English meaning

• blackmail noun The crime of demanding money or favors by threatening to reveal damaging information.
• racket noun A handled frame strung with cord, used to hit a ball or shuttlecock in sports like tennis or badminton.

Senses

рэ́кет is used for these senses in English:

• blackmail The extortion of money or favors by threats of public accusation, critique, or exposure.
• racket An illegal scheme for profit; a fraud or swindle; or both coinstantiated.

blackmail — full definition

1. noun The crime of demanding money or favors by threatening to reveal damaging information.
2. verb To force someone to pay money or do something by threatening to expose damaging information.

racket — full definition

1. noun A handled frame strung with cord, used to hit a ball or shuttlecock in sports like tennis or badminton.
2. noun A loud, disturbing noise.
3. noun A dishonest or illegal scheme for making money, often through fraud or extortion.

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