ransoming (verb)

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• ransom — [[t]ræ̱nsəm[/t]] ransoms, ransoming, ransomed 1) N VAR A ransom is the money that has to be paid to someone so that they will set free a person they have kidnapped. Her kidnapper successfully extorted a ₤175,000 ransom for her release... The… …   English dictionary

• ransom — I. noun Etymology: Middle English ransoun, from Anglo French rançun, from Latin redemption , redemptio more at redemption Date: 13th century 1. a consideration paid or demanded for the release of someone or something from captivity 2. the act of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ransom — I UK [ˈræns(ə)m] / US [ˈrænsəm] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms ransom : singular ransom plural ransoms the amount of money that someone wants to be paid before they will let a person who they are keeping prisoner go free Her kidnappers… …   English dictionary

• ran´som|er — ran|som «RAN suhm», noun, verb. –n. 1. the price paid or demanded before a captive is set free: »The robber chief held the travelers prisoners for ransom. 2. a ransoming; redemption, as of a prisoner, slave, or captured goods, for a price. 3. a… …   Useful english dictionary

• ran|som — «RAN suhm», noun, verb. –n. 1. the price paid or demanded before a captive is set free: »The robber chief held the travelers prisoners for ransom. 2. a ransoming; redemption, as of a prisoner, slave, or captured goods, for a price. 3. a means of… …   Useful english dictionary