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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
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noun |
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the payment demanded in return for setting a kidnapped person free, or the act of setting someone free by paying the price demanded.
The kidnappers demanded a ransom of one hundred thousand dollars.They are holding a five-year-old child for ransom.- similar words:
- bail, blackmail
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| related words: |
blackmail |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
ransoms, ransoming, ransomed |
| definition: |
to set free by paying a ransom.
Our government agreed to ransom the reporters who were being held captive in another country.- similar words:
- deliver, free, liberate, loose, release, rescue
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| related words: |
liberate |
| derivation: |
ransomer (n.) |
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