chantage

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chantage

/ʃɒnˈtɑːʒ/ UK
/ˈʃɒn.tɑːʒ/ UK
/ʃɑnˈtɑʒ/ US
/ˈʃɑn.tɑʒ/ US

Rhymes with -ɑːʒ

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Unadapted borrowing from French chantage.

noun chantages

Synonym of blackmail.
Similar: blackmail

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"chantage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chantage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"chantage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chantage.

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@misc{chantage_2026,
  title = {chantage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chantage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}