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Shakedown

Shakedown Meaning & Definition
Shakedown Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Shakedown?

[n] (slang) extortion of money (as by blackmail)

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See Also | extortion

Shakedown In Webster's Dictionary

\Shake"down`\, n. A temporary substitute for a bed, as one made on the floor or on chairs; -- perhaps originally from the shaking down of straw for this purpose. --Sir W. Scott.

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