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Ransom — synonyms, definition

1. ransom (Noun)

23 synonyms
blackmail bribe coercion compensation deliverance demand emancipation exaction expiation expropriation extortion levy liberation payoff ransom money recovery redemption release rescue salvation • • •
3 definitions

ransom (Noun) — Money demanded for the return of a captured person.

ransom (Noun) — Payment for the release of someone.

ransom (Noun) — The act of freeing from captivity or punishment.

6 types of
cost defrayal defrayment payment recovery retrieval

2. ransom (Verb)

15 synonyms
buy deliver disentangle emancipate extricate free liberate recover redeem release reprieve rescue restore save set free
1 definition

ransom (Verb) — (crime) exchange or buy back for money; under threat.

3 types of
change exchange interchange