Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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tribute | Yes | No | No | No |
extortion | Yes | No | No | No |
tribute (noun) | extortion (noun) |
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payment by one nation for protection by another | the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence) |
payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence | unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority) |
something given or done as an expression of esteem | an exorbitant charge |