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Shakedown is a word that has several different meanings, including:

a) the act of getting money from someone by threatening or tricking them. e.g. 'That lawsuit was just a shakedown to get them a payoff'

b) a careful search in order to find things that are stolen or illegal. e.g. 'The cops gave his place a real shakedown looking for the stolen money'

c) the act of testing a new piece of equipment, especially a vehicle. e.g. 'We took the car on a long drive to give it a shakedown'

d) a time during which people become familiar with a new system or situation. e.g. 'There will be a shakedown period with any new software'

e) a period during which prices are going down on a financial market. e.g. 'Stock analysts predicted a shakedown at the top-end of the market'

From Cambridge Dictionary