What is the meaning of shakedown?

noun

  • Initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state.
    • usage: "the new industry's economic shakedown"
  • A very thorough search of a person or a place.
    • usage: "a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs"
  • Extortion of money (as by blackmail. )

adjective

  • Intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system.
    • usage: "a shakedown cruise"
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