ransom
ran·som
(răn′səm)n.
1.
a. The release of property or a person in return for payment of a demanded price.
b. The price or payment demanded or paid for such release.
2. Christianity A redemption from sin and its consequences.
tr.v. ran·somed, ran·som·ing, ran·soms
1.
a. To obtain the release of by paying a certain price.
b. To release after receiving such a payment.
2. Christianity To deliver from sin and its consequences.
[Middle English raunson, raunsom, from Old French rançon, from Latin redēmptiō, redēmptiōn-, a buying back; see redemption.]
ran′som·er n.
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ransom
(ˈrænsəm)n
1. the release of captured prisoners, property, etc, on payment of a stipulated price
2. the price demanded or stipulated for such a release
3. rescue or redemption of any kind
4. hold to ransom
a. to keep (prisoners, property, etc) in confinement until payment for their release is made or received
b. to attempt to force (a person or persons) to comply with one's demands
5. a king's ransom a very large amount of money or valuables
vb (tr)
6. to pay a stipulated price and so obtain the release of (prisoners, property, etc)
7. to set free (prisoners, property, etc) upon receiving the payment demanded
8. to redeem; rescue: Christ ransomed men from sin.
[C14: from Old French ransoun, from Latin redemptiō a buying back, redemption]
ˈransomer n
Ransom
(ˈrænsəm)n
(Biography) John Crowe. 1888–1974, US poet and critic
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ran•som
(ˈræn səm)n.
1. the redemption of a prisoner, kidnapped person, etc., for a price.
2. the price paid or demanded for such redemption.
3. deliverance or rescue from punishment for sin or the means for this, esp. the payment of a redemptive fine.
v.t.4. to redeem from detention, bondage, etc., by paying a demanded price.
5. to deliver or redeem from punishment for sin.
[1150–1200; ransoun < Old French rançon]
Ran•som
(ˈræn səm)n.
John Crowe, 1888–1974, U.S. poet, critic, and teacher.
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ransom
Past participle: ransomed
Gerund: ransoming
| Imperative |
|---|
| ransom |
| ransom |
| Present |
|---|
| I ransom |
| you ransom |
| he/she/it ransoms |
| we ransom |
| you ransom |
| they ransom |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I ransomed |
| you ransomed |
| he/she/it ransomed |
| we ransomed |
| you ransomed |
| they ransomed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am ransoming |
| you are ransoming |
| he/she/it is ransoming |
| we are ransoming |
| you are ransoming |
| they are ransoming |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have ransomed |
| you have ransomed |
| he/she/it has ransomed |
| we have ransomed |
| you have ransomed |
| they have ransomed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was ransoming |
| you were ransoming |
| he/she/it was ransoming |
| we were ransoming |
| you were ransoming |
| they were ransoming |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had ransomed |
| you had ransomed |
| he/she/it had ransomed |
| we had ransomed |
| you had ransomed |
| they had ransomed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will ransom |
| you will ransom |
| he/she/it will ransom |
| we will ransom |
| you will ransom |
| they will ransom |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have ransomed |
| you will have ransomed |
| he/she/it will have ransomed |
| we will have ransomed |
| you will have ransomed |
| they will have ransomed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be ransoming |
| you will be ransoming |
| he/she/it will be ransoming |
| we will be ransoming |
| you will be ransoming |
| they will be ransoming |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been ransoming |
| you have been ransoming |
| he/she/it has been ransoming |
| we have been ransoming |
| you have been ransoming |
| they have been ransoming |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been ransoming |
| you will have been ransoming |
| he/she/it will have been ransoming |
| we will have been ransoming |
| you will have been ransoming |
| they will have been ransoming |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been ransoming |
| you had been ransoming |
| he/she/it had been ransoming |
| we had been ransoming |
| you had been ransoming |
| they had been ransoming |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would ransom |
| you would ransom |
| he/she/it would ransom |
| we would ransom |
| you would ransom |
| they would ransom |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have ransomed |
| you would have ransomed |
| he/she/it would have ransomed |
| we would have ransomed |
| you would have ransomed |
| they would have ransomed |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  ransom - money demanded for the return of a captured personcost - the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor |
| 2. | ransom - payment for the release of someone defrayal, defrayment, payment - the act of paying money | |
| 3. | ransom - the act of freeing from captivity or punishment recovery, retrieval - the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost) | |
| Verb | 1. | ransom - exchange or buy back for money; under threat crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" exchange, interchange, change - give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" |
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ransom
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Translations
فِدْيَةفِدْيَهيَحْتَفِظ بالأسير حتّى تُدْفَع فِديَةُيَفْتَدي بالمال
výkupnévykoupitvymáhat výkupné
løsesumløskøbeholde som gidsel
lunnaat
otkupnina
fogságban tartmegsarcolváltságdíjváltságdíjat fizet
borga lausnargjaldlausnargjald
身代金
몸값
išpirkaišpirkti
izpirktizpirkuma naudaturēt gūstā
výkupnévymáhať výkupné
odkupnina
lösensumma
ค่าไถ่ตัว
fidyefidye ödeyerek kurtarmakrehin tutmak
tiền chuộc
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ransom
(ˈrӕnsəm) nouna sum of money etc paid for the freeing of a prisoner. They paid a ransom of $40,000; (also adjective) They paid $40,000 in ransom money.
verb1. to pay money etc to free (someone).
2. to keep (a person) as a prisoner until a sum of money etc is paid for his release.
hold to ransomto keep (a person) as a prisoner until a sum of money etc is paid for his release.
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ransom
→ فِدْيَة výkupné løsesum Lösegeld λύτρα rescate lunnaat rançon otkupnina riscatto 身代金 몸값 losgeld løsepenger okup resgate выкуп lösensumma ค่าไถ่ตัว fidye tiền chuộc 赎金Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009