 ransom |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (business) payment for the release of someone | |
| Related terms: | payment | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (accounting,business) money demanded for the return of a captured person | |
| Synonyms: | ransom_money | |
| Related terms: | cost | |
| 3. | [ verb ] exchange or buy back for money; under threat | |
| Synonyms: | redeem | |
| Related terms: | exchange crime | |
| 4. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1906 | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the act of freeing from captivity or punishment | |
| Related terms: | recovery | |
| Similar spelling: |
Ransome ransomed Ranson Rankins |
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