Definitions for: Shakedown


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



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

See Also: extortion

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