bootlegging

Meanings

Plural: bootleggings

Noun

• the act of making or transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally
  • "the Prohibition amendment made bootlegging profitable"
• the act of selling illegally or without permission
  • "the bootlegging of videotapes is common in Asia"
• Engaging in economic production or distribution in an illegal way.
• The activity of making, transporting and/or selling illegal alcoholic liquor.
• Engaging in economic production or distribution in an illegal way.
• The activity of making, transporting and/or selling an illegal version or copy of a copyrighted product.
• Engaging in economic production or distribution in an illegal way.
• The activity of operating a mine illicitly.

Verb

• sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol
  • "They were bootlegging whiskey"
• produce or distribute illegally
• present participle and gerund of bootleg

Synonyms

bootleg, piracy