protection money
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protection money — noun Money extorted from shopkeepers, businessmen, etc as a bribe for leaving their property, business, etc unharmed • • • Main Entry: ↑protect * * * protection money UK US noun [uncountable] money that you must pay to criminals so that they will … Useful english dictionary
protection money — Bribe; money paid to avoid problems with authorities or criminals. ► “On May 3, Farooq Sumar, a leading Karachi industrial magnate, came out of 3 weeks in hiding to explain publicly how he, his family, and his employees had been threatened by… … American business jargon
protection money — money paid by businesses to underworld figures as insurance against attacks on their businesses … English contemporary dictionary
protection money — /prəˈtɛkʃən mʌni/ (say pruh tekshuhn munee) noun money extorted by criminals from victims, ostensibly to buy protection for them from other criminals …
protection money — pro tection ,money noun uncount money that you must pay to criminals so they will not harm you or your property … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
protection money — noun (U) money paid to criminals to stop them from damaging your property … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
protection money — UK / US noun [uncountable] money that you must pay to criminals so that they will not harm you or your property … English dictionary
Money laundering — is the process of disguising illegal sources of money so that it looks like it came from legal sources.[1] The methods by which money may be laundered are varied and can range in sophistication. Many regulatory and governmental authorities quote… … Wikipedia
Protection racket — A protection racket is an extortion scheme whereby a powerful entity or individual coerces other less powerful entities or individuals to pay protection money which allegedly serves to purchase protection services against various external threats … Wikipedia
protection — pro|tec|tion W2S2 [prəˈtekʃən] n 1.) [U] when someone or something is protected protection of ▪ the protection of the environment protection against/from ▪ evidence that vitamin C gives protection against cancer protection for ▪ This law provides … Dictionary of contemporary English
