a loud and disturbing noise
Used in a Sentence
racket
How to use racket in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for racket.
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... My hypothesis is there's a payoff racket going on.
Examples11
Definitions7
Parts of speech2
Quick take
a loud and disturbing noise
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of racket gathered in one view.
an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit
the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for racket.
noun
a loud and disturbing noise
noun
an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit
noun
the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me"
See also: noise, dissonance
noun
a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games
See also: racquet
verb
celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!"
verb
make loud and annoying noises
verb
hit (a ball) with a racket
Example sentences
... My hypothesis is there's a payoff racket going on.
Or is neutral and the government are running what boils down to a protection racket?
" In reality, the PAE idea is much more complex than merely that of a shakedown racket.
It's a license to print money, is the charitable way to look at it, I would say it's a protection racket.
She turned this racket on her former lawyer Marc Randazza -- a lawyer famed for his first-amendment efforts -- after he recused himself from her case.
Looks like every company involved ended up saving quite a bit of money, after all is said and done, with this little salary racket they had going.
Where you must pay a member of the protection racket to mediate publishing knowledge of someone else's extreme wrongdoing?That is terrible advice.
It's a fantastic racket if you can get momentum, after a certain point the money essentially prints itself and you still have control of a massive chunk of land to boot.
> A racket is a service that is fraudulently offered to solve a problem, such as for a problem that does not actually exist, will not be affected, or would not otherwise exist.
Accreditation is common in many industries in Australia, it's basically a huge racket.
Once we stop perceiving these degrees as meaning anything, once we stop valuing prestigious names as absolutely required, and look more at individuals themselves when hiring, the racket will die.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use racket in a sentence?
... My hypothesis is there's a payoff racket going on.
What does racket mean?
a loud and disturbing noise
What part of speech is racket?
racket is commonly used as noun, verb.