[VN] ~ sth (from sb) to make sb give you sth by threatening them:
The gang extorted money from over 30 local businesses.
extortion noun [U,C]:
He was arrested and charged with extortion.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is extort a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, extort is tagged as verb.
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