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1
the
activity
of getting money from someone by
threatening
or
tricking
them
2
a
careful
search
in
order
to find things that are
stolen
or
illegal
:
Examples:
Two
policemen
gave his place a real shakedown.
3
becoming
organized
after a
period
of change:
Examples:
The new
administration
is still in the shakedown
period
.
4
the
act
of getting money from someone by
using
threats
:
Examples:
Her
lawyers
say the
suit
is a shakedown, an
attempt
to get her to
pay
them off.
5
an
act
of getting money from someone by
using
force
or a
trick
:
Examples:
They were
accused
of a
series
of
bribes
and shakedowns
relating
to a
business
deal in
Africa
.
6
the
act
of
testing
a new
piece
of
equipment
,
especially
a
vehicle
:
Examples:
They take all the
cars
on a long run to give them a shakedown.
a shakedown
test
/
trial
7
a
period
during which people
become
familiar
with a new
system
or
situation
:
Examples:
There is
usually
a
period
of shakedown with new
technology
.
8
a
period
during which
prices
are going down on a
financial
market
:
Examples:
They are
predicting
a shakedown at the
upper
end of the
market
.
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