What is the meaning of bootlegging?

noun

  • The act of making or transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally.
    • usage: "the Prohibition amendment made bootlegging profitable"
  • The act of selling illegally or without permission.
    • usage: "the bootlegging of videotapes is common in Asia"

verb

  • Sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol.
    • usage: "They were bootlegging whiskey"
  • Produce or distribute illegally.
    • usage: "bootleg tapes of the diva's singing"
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APAWordNet. (2010). bootlegging. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/bootlegging/definitions/1188952
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