extortion

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪkˈstɔːrʃən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪkˈstɔrʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ik stôr′shən)

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extortion n (blackmailing [sb] for money)extorsión nf
  exacción nf
  chantaje nm
  (funcionario público)concusion nf
 Benjamin supposedly obtained the money through extortion.
 Supuestamente Benjamin obtuvo el dinero por medio de extorsión.
extortion n figurative (unfairly high prices) (figurado)extorsión nf
  (figurado)robo nm
 Unjustly raising the price of water is extortion!
 Aumentando el precio del agua injustamente es extorsión.
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'extortion' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
blackmail - exaction - protection - shakedown - thing of value
Spanish:
concusión - exacción - extorsión - chantaje


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