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  • 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 — 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 — 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 — UK / US noun [uncountable] money that you must pay to criminals so that they will not harm you or your property …   English dictionary

  • 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 — [[t]prəte̱kʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦ protections 1) N VAR To give or be protection against something unpleasant means to prevent people or things from being harmed or damaged by it. Such a diet is widely believed to offer protection against a number of… …   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

  • money — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big ▪ There is big money in golf for the top players. ▪ easy ▪ He started stealing as a way of making easy money. ▪ bonus …   Collocations dictionary

  • 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

  • pay-off — n 1 RESULT, outcome, benefit, advantage, reward, settlement, consequence, upshot COLLOQ. crunch, moment of truth, punchline 2 BRIBE, inducement, allurement, enticement COLLOQ. back hander, sweetener, hush money, slush fund, protection money …   Useful english dictionary

  • protection */*/*/ — UK [prəˈtekʃ(ə)n] / US [prəˈtekʃən] noun Word forms protection : singular protection plural protections 1) [uncountable] the process of keeping someone or something safe, or the condition of being kept safe protection of: the protection of… …   English dictionary

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