Ransom - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- payment for the release of someone
- the act of freeing from captivity or punishment
verb
Extra examples
The kidnappers demanded a ransom of one million dollars.
The family is willing to pay ransom for his release.
The ransom note explained the terms under which she would be released.
He was held captive for a week before he was ransomed and returned to his family.
...the prince emptied the treasury to ransom his son from the kidnappers...
The kidnappers were demanding a ransom of $250,000.
The government refused to pay the ransom.
There has still been no ransom demand.
He's got the ransom money.
They were all ransomed and returned unharmed.
...the appearance of a ransom note meant that the teenager's disappearance was now a matter for the police...
...the gangsters planned to abduct the industrialist's young daughter and demand a huge ransom from her family...
...the child of the wealthy industrialist was kidnapped and held for ransom...
...a plushy Parisian hotel where a night's stay commands a king's ransom...
His daughter was kidnapped and held for ransom.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: ransom
he/she/it: ransoms
present participle: ransoming
past tense: ransomed
past participle: ransomed
singular: ransom
plural: ransoms
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