Vokabahn

Verb

erpressen

to blackmail

B2 rank #9,400

Meanings

Verb
  1. to blackmail
  2. to extort

In a sentence

Der Angeklagte hat das Opfer um Geld erpresst.

The accused blackmailed the victim for money.

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Forms

erpressen · erpresst · erpresste · hat erpresst

erpressen is B2 German — upper-intermediate vocabulary, ranked #9,400 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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