shakedown

n. an act of extortion. (Underworld.) Mary was giving Bruno the shakedown, so he tried to put her out of the way.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ariane	a-ree-AHN (French), ah-ree-AH-nə (Dutch)	French, German, Dutch
Alger	AL-jər	English
Gemini	JEM-i-nie (English)	Roman Mythology
Dima (1)	-	Arabic
Seda	-	Turkish
Bradley	['brædli]