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ransom

/ˈɹæn.səm/noun, verb2 syllables

Ransom means: money demanded for the return of a captured person.

Synonyms for ransom2

noun, as in money demanded for the return of a captured person

ransom money

verb, as in exchange or buy back for money; under threat

redeem

What does ransom mean?4

noun

1

money demanded for the return of a captured person

2

payment for the release of someone

3

the act of freeing from captivity or punishment

verb

1

exchange or buy back for money; under threat

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with ransom?1

two syllables

handsome
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Ransom in a sentence

  • Married women are rarely kidnapped, because nobody's confident their ransom will ever be paid.ddnktr
  • The hijacker demanded a ransom of two million dollars.Eldad
  • The kidnappers demanded a ransom for his release.ddnktr
  • Oleg kidnapped a billionaire’s daughter to demand a ransom.Amastan
  • Yanni found a ransom note on his windshield.Amastan
  • Yanni and his girlfriend went on the run with their ransom.Amastan
  • Oleg offered Rima a ransom of four million dinars.Amastan
  • My sacrifice will remain forever in their souls and my blood will be the price of their ransom.DJ_Saidez

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Forms of ransom

as a noun

plural
ransoms

as a verb

past tense
ransomed
present participle
ransoming
third-person singular
ransoms
past participle
ransomed