pirating

Pluralpiratings (some meanings)

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle of pirate. Use this form for the action happening now or as the name of the action.

   They were pirating films and selling them on the street.

   Pirating expensive software, the small studio cut its costs sharply.

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   Copying or using someone else's work without permission.

   Like making a copy of a friend's game and selling it without asking.

   Pirating became easier once people could share huge files online.

   The studio launched a campaign against pirating of its shows.

   Similarpiracy, bootlegging, counterfeiting

3. 3
   nouncountable

   A copy of a book, song, movie, or other work made without permission.

   Piratings swell the title list further. Moreover, subsequent editions (or piratings) were often printed with no changes from previous editions, apart from a new title page.

   1993, Richard Leppert, Music and ImageHere, piratings means copies of works made without permission.

   Similarbootleg

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