Dictionary entry

Extortion

Pronunciation: /ɪkˈstɔːʃ(ə)n/

Pronunciation

/ɪkˈstɔːʃ(ə)n/

Myanmar Meaning

(n) ခြောက်လှန့်တောင်း ယူမှု

Definition

extort /Çk'stↄ:t/ v ~ sth (from sb) ၿခိမ္းေျခာက္၍ ေငြညႇစ္သည္။ extort money/bribes from sb. extortion /Çk'stↄ:ʃn/ n [U]: obtain money by extortion.

Examples

  1. Gangsters have been extorting money from local businessmen.