BOOTLEG


Meaning of BOOTLEG in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bu:tleg ]

( bootlegs, bootlegging, bootlegged)

1.

Bootleg is used to describe something that is made secretly and sold illegally.

...a bootleg recording of the band’s 1977 tour of Scandinavia.

...bootleg liquor.

= illegal

≠ legal

ADJ : ADJ n

2.

To bootleg something such as a recording means to make and sell it illegally.

He has sued a fan for bootlegging his concerts...

Avid Bob Dylan fans treasure bootlegged recordings.

VERB : V n , V-ed

Bootleg is also a noun.

The record was a bootleg.

N-COUNT

• boot‧leg‧ger

(bootleggers)

Bootleggers sold 75 million dollars-worth of copies.

N-COUNT

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