Definition of chantage in English:
chantage
noun ˈtʃantɪdʒʃɑ̃taːʒˈtʃɑːntɪdʒ
mass nounarchaic The extortion of money by blackmail.
Example sentencesExamples
- Magistrates are aware of receivers who are rich, and of men who live in luxury by chantage.
- I knew they had an infamous habit of chantage.
- In the 18th century, when journalism was in its swaddling-clothes, chantage was practised by means of pamphlets.
- Was it that he wanted to do a little chantage?
- That was a bit of chantage that you did with Dauriat; he gave you a thousand crowns to let Nathan alone.
Synonyms
extortion, demanding money with menaces, exaction, intimidation
Origin
Late 19th century: French.