economic terrorism
An attempt to coax or force a person or group into doing something by threatening them…An attempt to coax or force a person or group into doing something by threatening them economically or by the destruction of economic systems.
» Almost all American presidents have faced a crisis while in office, whether it’s a political scandal, natural disaster, economic calamity or terrorism.
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1 senses(uncountable)An attempt to coax or force a person or group into doing something by threatening them economically or by the destruction of economic systems.
Examples
1 sentencesAlmost all American presidents have faced a crisis while in office, whether it’s a political scandal, natural disaster, economic calamity or terrorism.
Synonyms
1 synonymsfinancial terrorism
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable