protection money
Money paid, especially at regular intervals, to criminals or to corrupt officials who…Money paid, especially at regular intervals, to criminals or to corrupt officials who threaten to cause harm to the payer or to his or her business if the money is not paid.
» Tom refused to pay protection money.
Tom weigerte sich, Schutzgeld zu bezahlen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 senses(uncountable)Money paid, especially at regular intervals, to criminals or to corrupt officials who threaten to cause harm to the payer or to his or her business if the money is not paid.
Schutzgeld
пла́та за защи́туpláta za zaščítu, пла́та за покрови́тельствоpláta za pokrovítelʹstvo, пла́та за кры́шуpláta za krýšu
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Examples
3 sentencesTom refused to pay protection money.
deTom weigerte sich, Schutzgeld zu bezahlen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He refused to pay protection money.
Paying protection money is just part of the cost of doing business here.
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