Contraband — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law

distributed or sold illicitly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈiːl/

🇬🇧British English

/kˌɒntɹəbˈand/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˌɒntɹəbˈand/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈiːl/.

Examples

the black economy pays no taxes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

black smuggled bootleg black-market

Parts of Speech

noun	goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law
adjective	distributed or sold illicitly “the black economy pays no taxes”

Word Forms

contraband	adjective	distributed or sold illicitly
contrabandist	noun	someone who imports or exports without paying duties
contraband	noun	goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schmuggelware

Waren, deren Einfuhr oder Ausfuhr oder deren Besitz gesetzlich verboten ist

🇫🇷French

contrebande

marchandises dont l'importation, l'exportation ou la possession est interdite par la loi

🇪🇸Spanish

contrabando

mercancías cuya importación, exportación o posesión esté prohibida por la ley

🇮🇹Italian

contrabbando

beni la cui importazione, esportazione o possesso è vietata dalla legge

🇳🇱Dutch

smokkelwaar

goederen waarvan de import, export of bezit bij wet verboden is

🇵🇹Portuguese

contrabando

mercadorias cuja importação, exportação ou posse é proibida por lei

🇷🇺Russian

контрабанда

товары, ввоз, вывоз или хранение которых запрещен законом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वर्जित

ऐसे सामान जिनका आयात या निर्यात या कब्ज़ा कानून द्वारा निषिद्ध है

🇧🇩Bengali

নিষিদ্ধ

যে পণ্যের আমদানি বা রপ্তানি বা দখল আইন দ্বারা নিষিদ্ধ

🇮🇳Tamil

கடத்தல்

இறக்குமதி அல்லது ஏற்றுமதி அல்லது உடைமை சட்டத்தால் தடைசெய்யப்பட்ட பொருட்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిషిద్ధ వస్తువులు

దిగుమతి లేదా ఎగుమతి లేదా స్వాధీనం చట్టం ద్వారా నిషేధించబడిన వస్తువులు

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिबंध

ज्या वस्तूंची आयात किंवा निर्यात किंवा ताब्यात घेणे कायद्याने प्रतिबंधित आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રતિબંધિત

માલ કે જેની આયાત અથવા નિકાસ અથવા કબજો કાયદા દ્વારા પ્રતિબંધિત છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಷಿದ್ಧ

ಆಮದು ಅಥವಾ ರಫ್ತು ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ವಾಧೀನವನ್ನು ಕಾನೂನಿನಿಂದ ನಿಷೇಧಿಸಲಾದ ಸರಕುಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കള്ളക്കടത്ത്

ഇറക്കുമതി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കയറ്റുമതി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കൈവശം വയ്ക്കുന്നത് നിയമം മൂലം നിരോധിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਬੰਦੀ

ਉਹ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਆਯਾਤ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਰਯਾਤ ਜਾਂ ਕਬਜ਼ਾ ਕਾਨੂੰਨ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਰਜਿਤ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ممنوعہ

وہ سامان جن کی درآمد یا برآمد یا قبضہ قانون کے ذریعہ ممنوع ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

违禁品

法律禁止进出口或持有的货物

🇯🇵Japanese

密輸品

法律により輸出入または所持が禁止されている商品

🇰🇷Korean

흑인 노예

법률에 의해 수입, 수출 또는 소지가 금지된 물품

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hàng lậu

hàng hóa mà pháp luật cấm xuất khẩu, nhập khẩu hoặc tàng trữ

🇹🇭Thai

ของเถื่อน

สินค้าที่กฎหมายห้ามนำเข้าหรือส่งออกหรือมีไว้ในครอบครอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

barang selundupan

barang yang pemasukannya atau ekspornya atau kepemilikannya dilarang oleh undang-undang

🇵🇭Filipino

kontrabando

mga kalakal na ang pag-import o pag-export o pag-aari ay ipinagbabawal ng batas

🇲🇾Malay

seludup

barang yang pengimportan atau pengeksportan atau pemilikannya dilarang oleh undang-undang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مهربة

البضائع التي يحظر القانون استيرادها أو تصديرها أو حيازتها

🇮🇷Persian

قاچاق

کالاهایی که ورود یا صدور یا تصرف آنها به موجب قانون ممنوع است

🇹🇷Turkish

kaçak

İthalatı, ihracatı veya bulundurulması kanunen yasak olan mallar

🇮🇱Hebrew

סְחוֹרָה מוּברָחָת

טובין שייבואם או ייצוא או החזקתם אסורים על פי חוק

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What is the primary definition of the word 'contraband'?

The primary meaning of 'contraband' is 'goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law'.

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Using 'contraband' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'contraband' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'contraband' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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