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Numbers game — Cut number redirects here; cut number also refers to the codes used to identify pasta varieties. Numbers game, also known as a numbers racket, policy racket or Italian lottery, is an illegal lottery played mostly in poor neighborhoods in the… … Wikipedia
numbers pool — noun an illegal daily lottery • Syn: ↑numbers game, ↑numbers racket, ↑numbers • Hypernyms: ↑lottery, ↑drawing * * * noun see numbers game * * * … Useful english dictionary
Racket (crime) — A racket is an illegal business, usually run as part of organized crime. Engaging in a racket is called racketeering. Several forms of racket exist. The best known is the protection racket, in which criminals demand money from businesses in… … Wikipedia
racket — 1 noun 1 (singular) informal a loud noise: They re making a hell of a racket downstairs. see noise 1 2 (C) informal a dishonest way of obtaining money, such as by threatening people or selling them illegal goods: drugs/gambling/smuggling etc… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
numbers game — noun an illegal daily lottery (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑numbers pool, ↑numbers racket, ↑numbers • Hypernyms: ↑lottery, ↑drawing * * * ˈnumbers game f41 … Useful english dictionary
numbers pool — 1. Also called numbers, numbers game, numbers racket. an illegal daily lottery in which money is wagered on the appearance of certain numbers in some statistical listing or tabulation published in a daily newspaper, racing form, etc. 2. policy2… … Universalium
numbers — noun an illegal daily lottery • Syn: ↑numbers pool, ↑numbers game, ↑numbers racket • Hypernyms: ↑lottery, ↑drawing … Useful english dictionary
numbers game — noun 1》 often derogatory the use or manipulation of statistics or figures. 2》 (also numbers racket) N. Amer. a lottery based on the occurrence of unpredictable numbers in the results of races, a lottery, etc … English new terms dictionary
racket — I n. noise 1) to make a racket 2) a terrible racket dishonest practice 3) to operate, run a racket 4) a numbers; protection racket II racquet n. bat used to play tennis 1) to swing a racket 2) to string a racket 3) a badminton; tennis racket * *… … Combinatory dictionary
racket — noun 1 noise ADJECTIVE ▪ deafening, frightful, infernal (esp. BrE), terrible ▪ Stop that infernal racket! VERB + RACKET ▪ make … Collocations dictionary
