protection money in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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protection [Brit prəˈtɛkʃ(ə)n, Am prəˈtɛkʃ(ə)n] N

I.money [Brit ˈmʌni, Am ˈməni] N

2. money (funds):

money
argent m
to make money (person)
gagner de l'argent
to make money (business, project)
rapporter de l'argent
to run out of money
ne plus avoir d'argent
to get one's money back (in shop)
être remboursé
to get one's money back (after loan, resale)
rentrer dans ses fonds
to get one's money back (after risky venture, with difficulty)
récupérer son argent
to find the money to do
trouver l'argent pour faire
there's no money in it
ça ne rapporte pas
where is the money going to come from?
et d'où viendra l'argent?
there's big money involved inf
il y a de grosses sommes en jeu
they made a lot of money when they sold the house
ils ont fait un beau bénéfice quand ils ont vendu la maison
they made a lot of money when they sold the house attr matters, problems, worries
d'argent

III.money [Brit ˈmʌni, Am ˈməni]

not for love nor money
pour rien au monde
for my money …
à mon avis …
it's money well spent
c'est de l'argent bien dépensé
money burns a hole in her pocket, she spends money like water
l'argent lui file entre les doigts
it's money for jam, it's money for old rope
c'est de l'argent facile
money talks
avec l'argent on obtient ce qu'on veut
time is money
le temps c'est de l'argent
the smart money is on X
les gens bien informés misent sur X
to be in the money
être en fonds
to be made of money
être cousu d'or, rouler sur l'or
to get one's money's worth, to get a good run for one's money
en avoir pour son argent
to give sb a good run for his/her money
en donner à qn pour son argent
to have money to burn
avoir de l'argent à ne savoir qu'en faire or à jeter par les fenêtres
to put one's money where one's mouth is
sortir son portefeuille
to throw good money after bad
investir en pure perte
your money or your life!
la bourse ou la vie!

protection money in the PONS Dictionary

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He apparently had some protection money to pay.
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The "parias" were a form of protection money established by treaty.
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He demanded protection money from businessmen, rigged the gold exchange, and blackmailed corporations into giving him huge shareholdings.
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He had issued a private memorandum to his captains however, which allowed them to levy what was effectively protection money in return for sparing buildings.
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Political corruption that allows an illegal activity, is called making a bribe or paying protection money.
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He fights at times on a stage before spectators, as a hired body guard and altruistically to protect shopkeepers from thugs looking to collect protection money.
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Taller and stronger than the other children, he became a school bully, extorting protection money from his classmates.
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Those outside the organization may consider it to be a euphemism for protection money.
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Revolutionary tax is another major form of funding, and essentially a euphemism for protection money.
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Merchants could pay protection money to the caravan raiders.
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