Definition of shakedown Shakedown
/ʃejˈkdawˌn/ - [sheykdawn] - shake•down
We found 11 definitions of shakedown from 4 different sources.
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What does shakedown mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: shakedowns |
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| shakedown - extortion of money (as by blackmail) | ||
| extortion the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence) | ||
| shakedown - a very thorough search of a person or a place; "a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs" | ||
| hunting, search, hunt an investigation seeking answers; "a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing"; "the outcome justified the search" | ||
| shakedown - initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state; "the new industry's economic shakedown" | ||
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| shakedown - intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system; "a shakedown cruise" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- shakedown (n.)
A temporary substitute for a bed, as one made on the floor or on chairs; -- perhaps originally from the shaking down of straw for this purpose.
Part of speech
🔤- shakedown, noun, singular of shakedowns.
