Shakedown - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

Another term for shake-up.

Примеры использования:

A major british monarchy shakedown

noun

A thorough search of a person or place.

Примеры использования:

Bureaucracy and shakedowns by the authorities are a constant hassle

noun

An act of swindling someone or extorting money.

Примеры использования:

He had served time in federal prison for shakedowns on school construction projects in alabama

noun

A test of a new product or model, especially a vehicle or ship.

Примеры использования:

He gave the car its first ever shakedown at silverstone

noun

A makeshift bed.

noun

The activity of getting money from someone by threatening or tricking them

noun

A careful search in order to find things that are stolen or illegal

Примеры использования:

Two policemen gave his place a real shakedown.

adjective

Becoming organized after a period of change

Примеры использования:

The new administration is still in the shakedown period.