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ransom::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | redeem |
| Type of | interchange, change, exchange |
ransom::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ransom money |
| Type of | cost |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | payment, defrayment, defrayal |
Examples of ransom
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The average ransom paid for a ship and crew is reported to be nearly $5 million.
From the heraldtribune.com
Why would the 72 League clubs support this, other than Scudamore's ransom money?
From the guardian.co.uk
Somali pirates often receive ransom of $1 million or more for release of a ship.
From the voanews.com
There has been no information about ransom demands or the condition of the crew.
From the voanews.com
The Taliban eventually reduced the ransom to $100,000 and a Toyota Land Cruiser.
From the online.wsj.com
One of my father's friends was kidnapped, and the kidnappers asked for a ransom.
From the atwar.blogs.nytimes.com
The next day, the same minister denied that any ransom demand had been received.
From the economist.com
It is, in effect, a ransom paid by developers to be allowed to put up buildings.
From the economist.com
She has not been seen since and her kidnappers have yet to make a ransom demand.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Money demanded for the return of a captured person
- Exchange or buy back for money; under threat
- Payment for the release of someone
- The act of freeing from captivity or punishment
- (ransomed) saved from the bondage of sin
- (ransomed) reclaimed by payment of a ransom
- Ransom is the practice of holding a prisoner or item to extort money or property to secure their release, or it can refer to the sum of money involved.
- Ransom! is a 1956 crime drama examining the reactions of parents, police, and the public to a kidnapping. Written by Richard Maibaum and Cyril Hume, the film was based on a popular episode of "The United States Steel Hour" titled "Fearful Decision," which aired in 1954. ...
- Ransom is a 1975 film starring Sean Connery and Ian McShane. The plot concerned a group of terrorists who try and extract a large sum of money from two governments. It was marketed as The Terrorists in some countries.
