ค่าคุ้มครอง
kâa kúm-krong
Meanings
1NounB2
protection money
Money demanded by a person or group, such as a gang, in exchange for not causing harm or trouble.
Examples
พ่อค้าแม่ค้าpô-káa mâe-káaพ่อค้าแม่ค้าpô-káa mâe-káavendors; traders; shopkeepers (collective)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightจ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)ค่าคุ้มครองkâa kúm-krongค่าคุ้มครองkâa kúm-krong1protection money2coverage benefit; protection payoutให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitผู้มีอิทธิพลpôo mee ìt-tí-ponผู้มีอิทธิพลpôo mee ìt-tí-pon1influential person; powerful figure2local strongman; underworld figureทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)เดือนdeuuanเดือนdeuuan1the Moon; moon2month
The vendors in this market have to pay protection money to influential figures every month.
2NounB2
coverage benefit; protection payout
Money paid as benefits under an insurance or protection scheme; an amount paid to cover losses.
Examples
ประกันbprà-ganประกันbprà-gan1insurance2guarantee; warranty3[to] insure; [to] guarantee; [to] underwrite4bail; bond; deposit (security)5[to] bail (out); [to] post bondรถยนต์rót yonรถยนต์rót yon1car; automobile2motor vehicle (general)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)มีค่าmee kâaมีค่าmee kâa1valuable; precious; worthwhile2have a value of; equal (math/science)คุ้มครองkúm krongคุ้มครองkúm krong1[to] protect; safeguard2[to] protect under law or policyความเสียหายkwaam sĭia hăaiความเสียหายkwaam sĭia hăai1damage; harm; injury2losses (esp. monetary/quantified)ต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentบุคคลภายนอกbùk-kon paai nôkบุคคลภายนอกbùk-kon paai nôkoutsider; third partyสูงสุดsŏong sùtสูงสุดsŏong sùt1supreme (title/position)2highest; maximum; supreme3at most; at the highestหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)ล้านláanล้านláan1one million (1,000,000)2million (classifier)3Lanna; Northern Thai (lit./hist.)4baldบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3blow; stroke (literary/archaic)
My car insurance has coverage for third-party damages up to a maximum of one million baht.
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ค่าคุ้มครองkâa kúm-krongค่าคุ้มครองkâa kúm-krongprotection money