extortion

CEFRC1

/ɪkˈstɔːʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Getting money or cooperation by threatening someone.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The practice of extorting money or other property by the use of force or threats.

Examples

  • Tom was the victim of an extortion attempt.

  • I consider that extortion.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ɛk-/

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • Heck, what's a little extortion among friends?

Quick test

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Origin

noun

From Anglo-Norman extorcion, extorcioun, extorsioun, from Late Latin extortiō, from extorqueō. By surface analysis, extort + -ion.