French word

racketter

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁakɛte/

Meaning

  • verbextort money from ___

Example

Ils rackettaient les passants la nuit.

They were extorting money from passersby at night.

Illustration for racketter (extort money from ___)

More examples

Il a admis l'intention de racketter des touristes.

He admitted intending to extort tourists.

Core concept

A group uses intimidation to make people surrender cash.

Common phrases

  • racketter un passant

    extort a passerby

  • racketter quelqu'un pour de l'argent

    extort someone for money

Similar words

extorquer: To take money or goods illegally through threats or coercion.
menacer: To frighten someone through words or threatening behavior.
voler: To take money or property without permission.
escroquer: To trick someone into giving up money or goods through deception.

Definition in French

Extorquer de l'argent à quelqu'un par la menace, la contrainte ou l'intimidation.

Word origin

The verb racketter comes from French racket, borrowed from English, plus the regular verb ending -er.

Usage tips

  • The common passive form is être racketté, with the victim as grammatical subject.

Related words

  • racketextortionnoun
  • racketteusefemale extortionistnoun

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