ransom
noun [C or U] /ˈræn.səm/Definition
› a large amount of money that is demanded in exchange for someone who has been taken prisoner, or sometimes for an animal: a ransom demand/note They demanded a huge ransom for the return of the little girl whom they had kidnapped. The gang held the racehorse to/for ransom.Forms of money and methods of payment
(Definition of ransom noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- affinity card noun
- banker's card noun
- brass noun (MONEY)
- cashback noun (PAYMENT)
- cross verb (MAKE SIGN)
- debit card noun
- deposit noun (MONEY)
- Eurocheque noun
- gift token noun
- gold card noun
- legal tender noun
- MO noun (MONEY)
- payment noun
- payoff noun (MONEY)
- penny noun
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