ransom
ran‧som /ˈrænsəm/ noun [countable]
ransom verb [transitive]
باج، پول آزادی گروگان
خون بها، غرامت جنگی، جزیه، آزادی کسی یا چیزی را خریدن، فدیه دادن، قانون فقه: فدیه، وجهی که جهت جلوگیری از ضبط اموال پرداخت می شود، وجهی که جهت آزاد کردن اسیر یا خریداری مدت زندان قابل خرید پرداخت شود، وجهی که جهت اهتراز از تنبیهات جزایی از طرف مجرم و به جای تقبل آن تنبیهات پرداخت شود،
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Synonyms & Related Wordsransom[noun]Synonyms: payment, money, payoff, price
Related Words: recover,
regain,
retrieve,
emancipate,
free,
liberate,
extricate,
release [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English DictionaryI. ran‧som1 /ˈræns
əm/
noun [countable][
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: rançon, from Latin redemptio; ⇒ redemption]
1. an amount of money that is paid to free someone who is held as a prisoner:
The kidnappers were demanding a ransom of $250,000. The government refused to pay the ransom.ransom demand/note There has still been no ransom demand. He’s got the ransom money.2. hold somebody for ransom (
also hold somebody to ransom British English) to keep someone prisoner until money is paid:
His daughter was kidnapped and held for ransom.3. hold somebody to ransom British English to put someone in a situation where they have no choice and are forced to agree to your demands:
He has accused the nurses of holding the government to ransom by threatening to strike. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. ransom2 verb [transitive] to pay an amount of money so that someone who is being held as a prisoner is set free:
They were all ransomed and returned unharmed. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsransom noun VERB + RANSOM hold sb for/to, kidnap sb for She was kidnapped and held for ransom. (figurative) The company refused to be held to ransom by the union.
demand | pay RANSOM + NOUN demand, note | money, payment PREP. for ~ stealing cattle for ransom [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲