Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: extortion
IPA transcription: [ɛkst'ɔɹʃən]
Pronunciations of extortion
*0
*1
*2
*3
*4
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: extortion
    Meaning: the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
  • Synonyms: extortion
    Meaning: unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority); "the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty"
  • Synonyms: extortion
    Meaning: an exorbitant charge
Usage examples
  • So there were in the country two knights that were brethren, and they were called two perilous knights, the one knight hight Sir Edward of the Red Castle, and the other Sir Hue of the Red Castle; and these two brethren had disherited the Lady of the Rock of a barony of lands by their extortion.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Joseph Barondess, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording D. B. Cooper, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Julius Caesar, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording History of New Jersey, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Jin-Soo Kwon, License CC BY-SA 4.0