racketrack‧et /ˈrækɪt/ ●○○ noun
1
[singular] informal a loud noise:
Laura was making a terrible racket in the kitchen.2[countable] a thing used for hitting the ball in games such as tennis, consisting of a light stick with a circle filled with tight strings at the top3[countable] informal a dishonest way of obtaining money – sometimes used about an ordinary business to show that you think it is somehow unfair:
the insurance racket [Origin: (2) 1500–1600 French raquette, from Italian racchetta, from Arabic rahah “front of the hand”]



