OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 27028

ransom

/ˈɹæn.səm/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
rescate
Money paid for the freeing of a hostage.
They were held for two million dollars ransom.
They were held to ransom.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 27029

ransom

/ˈɹæn.səm/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
pagar la extorsión por • rescatar
To pay a price to set someone free from captivity or punishment.
to ransom prisoners from an enemy
Phrases
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