ransom
Ransom is a 6 letter word which starts with the letter R and ends with the letter M for which we found 5 definitions.
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| (n.) The release of a captive or of captured property by payment of a consideration; redemption; as prisoners hopeless of ransom. |
| (n.) The money or price paid for the redemption of a prisoner or for goods captured by an enemy; payment for freedom from restraint penalty or forfeit. |
| (n.) A sum paid for the pardon of some great offense and the discharge of the offender; also a fine paid in lieu of corporal punishment. |
| (n.) To redeem from captivity servitude punishment or forfeit by paying a price; to buy out of servitude or penalty; to rescue; to deliver; as to ransom prisoners from an enemy. |
| (n.) To exact a ransom for or a payment on. |
Syllable Information
The word ransom is a 6 letter word that has 2 syllable 's . The syllable division for ransom is: ran-som
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