ransoms
Meaning of ransoms
plural noun
- a sum of money demanded or paid for the release of a captive.
the kidnappers demanded a ransom
he was demanding millions of pounds in ransom
- obtain the release of (a captive) by paying a ransom.
the lord was captured in war and had to be ransomed
Middle English: from Old French ransoun (noun), ransouner (verb), from Latin redemptio(n- ) ‘ransoming, releasing’ (see redemption). Early use also occurred in theological contexts expressing ‘deliverance’ and ‘atonement’.
Information about ransoms
- The singular form of ransoms is: ransom.
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Hyphenation of ransoms
ran-soms
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- ransoms is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
ransoms synonyms
Meaning the action or process of paying someone or something or of being paid:
Meaning the amount of money expected, required, or given in payment for something:
Anagrams of ransoms
Words that rhyme with ransoms
soms, besoms, chrisoms, hansoms, transoms, bosoms, disbosoms, disembosoms, embosoms, imbosoms, unbosoms, blossoms, emblossoms, jissoms, reblossoms, jetsoms
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