bootlegging
pronunciation
How to pronounce bootlegging in British English:
UK ['bu:tleɡɪŋ]
How to pronounce bootlegging in American English:
US ['butleɡɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the act of making of transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally
- the act of selling illegally or without permission
Word Origin
- bootlegging (n.)
- also boot-legging, 1890, from bootleg (q.v.).
Example
- 1. This is why things such as bootlegging are necessary .
- 2. Including the bootlegging issues out in rural alaska .
- 3. The prohibition amendment made bootlegging profitable .
- 4. While bootlegging is a problem in some parts of the world , substantial price differences between countries are relatively uncommon .
- 5. Bootlegging is the smuggling of illegal substances .