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NUMBERS RACKET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does numbers racket mean?
• NUMBERS RACKET (noun)
The noun NUMBERS RACKET has 1 sense:
1. an illegal daily lottery
Familiarity information: NUMBERS RACKET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An illegal daily lottery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
numbers; numbers game; numbers pool; numbers racket
Hypernyms ("numbers racket" is a kind of...):
drawing; lottery (players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots)
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