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”]
                                            
                                        
