ransom
[ ran-suhm ]
/ ˈræn səm /
noun
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
the sum or price paid or demanded.
a means of deliverance or rescue from punishment for sin, especially the payment of a redemptive fine.
verb (used with object)
to redeem from captivity, bondage, detention, etc., by paying a demanded price.
to release or restore on receipt of a ransom.
to deliver or redeem from punishment for sin.
Origin of ransom
1150–1200; (noun) Middle English
ransoun < Old French
rançon < Late Latin
redēmptiōn- (stem of
redēmptiō)
redemption; (v.) Middle English
ransounen < Old French
rançonner, derivative of
rançon
SYNONYMS FOR ransom
4 See
redeem.
OTHER WORDS FROM ransom
ran·som·er, noun un·ran·somed, adjectiveWords nearby ransom
ranking member,
rankism,
rankle,
rankshift,
ransack,
ransom,
ransome,
ransomware,
rant,
rant and rave,
rantoul
Definition for ransom (2 of 2)
Ransom
[ ran-suh m ]
/ ˈræn səm /
noun
John Crowe
[kroh] /kroʊ/,1888–1974,
U.S. poet, critic, and teacher.
Example sentences from the Web for ransom
British Dictionary definitions for ransom (1 of 2)
ransom
/ (ˈrænsəm) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of ransom
ransomer, nounWord Origin for ransom
C14: from Old French
ransoun, from Latin
redemptiō a buying back,
redemption
British Dictionary definitions for ransom (2 of 2)
Ransom
/ (ˈrænsəm) /
noun
John Crowe . 1888–1974, US poet and critic
Idioms and Phrases with ransom
ransom
see king's ransom.