extortion
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extortion
- /ɪkˈstɔːʃən/ UK
- /ɛk-/ UK
- /ɪkˈstɔɹʃən/ US
- /ɛk-/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)ʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English extorcion, from Anglo-Norman extorcion, extorcioun, extorsioun, from Late Latin extortiō, from extorqueō. By surface analysis, extort + -ion.
noun extortions
- The practice of extorting money or other property by the use of force or threats. Heck, what's a little extortion among friends?
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: blackmail, blackmailing, coercion, racketeering, swindling, swindle, scam, hijack, ransom, bribery, extraction, levy, concussion, racket, graft, obtaining
Translations
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noun the practice of extorting money or other property
| Español | extorsión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 강요 gang'yo |
| 日本語 | 強要 kyōyō, ゆすり yusuri, たかり takari |
| 中文 | 勒索 lèsuǒ, 敲詐 /敲诈 qiāozhà |
| Português | extorsão |
| Français | extorsion |
| Deutsch | Erpressung, Wucher, Extorsion |
| Italiano | estorsione |
| Ελληνικά | χρηματολογία chrimatología, εκβιασμός ekviasmós |
| Română | extorcare |
| Русский | вымога́тельство vymogátelʹstvo |
| العربية | اِبْتِزَاز ibtizāz |
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