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The correct spelling is ransom.
How to pronounce ransom
/ˈɹænsəm/
nounIPA: /ˈɹænsəm/
Say it like: Ran-som
The correct spelling is ransom. Money paid for the freeing of a hostage. For example: "They were held for two million dollars ransom."
Usage Examples
“They were held for two million dollars ransom.”
“prisoners hopeless of ransom”
“to ransom prisoners from an enemy”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Money paid for the freeing of a hostage.
- 2.The release of a captive, or of captured property, by payment of a consideration.
- 3.A sum paid for the pardon of some great offence and the discharge of the offender; also, a fine paid in lieu of corporal punishment.
verb
- 1.(14th century) To deliver, especially in context of sin or relevant penalties.
- 2.To pay a price to set someone free from captivity or punishment.
- 3.To exact a ransom for, or a payment on.
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