Understanding the meaning of ransom

ransom

/'rænsəm/

verb
exchange or buy back for money; under threat
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redeem

type of:
interchange change exchange
noun
money demanded for the return of a captured person
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ransom money

type of:
cost
noun
payment for the release of someone
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type of:
payment defrayment defrayal
noun
the act of freeing from captivity or punishment
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type of:
recovery retrieval

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