KING'S RANSOM

Meaning of KING'S RANSOM in English

n. phr. 1. An excessively large sum of money extorted by kidnappers to let someone go free. The Smith family had to pay a kings ransom for the freedom of their seven-year-old son, Tommy. 2. An exorbitant fee one is forced to pay. The realtors exacted a king's ransom for that choice lot on the comer.

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KING'S RANSOM — noun Date: circa 1590 a very large sum of money
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KING'S RANSOM — noun : a very large sum of money a rare book sometimes sells for a king's ransom — R.D.Altick
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KING'S RANSOM — an extremely large amount of money: The painting was sold for a king's ransom.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KING'S RANSOM — Date: circa 1590 : a very large sum of money
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KING'S RANSOM — Function: noun Date: circa 1590 : a very large sum of money
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
KING'S RANSOM — [king's ransom] n (ca. 1590): a very large sum
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KING'S RANSOM — {n. phr.} 1. An excessively large sum of money extorted by kidnappers to let someone go free. * /The Smith …
Slang English vocab
KING'S RANSOM — {n. phr.} 1. An excessively large sum of money extorted by kidnappers to let someone go free. * /The Smith …
Словарь английских идиом
KING'S RANSOM — огромная сумма, большой куш
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KING'S RANSOM — огромная сумма, большой куш
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KING'S RANSOM — огромная сумма, большой куш
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
KING'S RANSOM — огромная сумма, большой куш
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
KING'S RANSOM — огромная сумма, большой куш
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
KING'S RANSOM — огромная сумма, большой куш
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
KING'S RANSOM — огромная сумма, большой куш
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KING'S RANSOM — огромная сумма, большой куш
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
KING — I Male sovereign over a nation or territory, of higher rank than any other ruler except an emperor . A …
Английский словарь Британика
RANSOM — I. ˈran(t)səm, ˈraan-, ˈrain- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English raunsoun, ransoun, from Old French reançon, rançon, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KING — I. ˈkiŋ noun ( -s ; except sense 13a ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English kyning, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RANSOM — (n.) To exact a ransom for, or a payment on.
Английский словарь Webster
RANSOM — (n.) To redeem from captivity, servitude, punishment, or forfeit, by paying a price; to buy out of servitude or penalty; …
Английский словарь Webster
RANSOM — (n.) The release of a captive, or of captured property, by payment of a consideration; redemption; as, prisoners hopeless of …
Английский словарь Webster
RANSOM — ( n. ) To redeem from captivity, servitude, punishment, or forfeit, by paying a price; to buy out of servitude …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RANSOM — ( n. ) To exact a ransom for, or a payment on.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RANSOM — ( n. ) The release of a captive, or of captured property, by payment of a consideration; redemption; as, prisoners …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RANSOM — — ransomer , n. /ran"seuhm/ , n. 1. the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KING — — kingless , adj. — kinglessness , n. — kinglike , adj. /king/ , n. 1. a male sovereign or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KING — v. make king, crown as king; rule as king, reign as king; act like a king; make a game piece …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RANSOM — noun to exact a ransom for, or a payment on. 2. ransom ·noun the release of a captive, or of …
Webster English vocab
KING — noun the chief piece in the game of chess. 2. king ·noun a crowned man in the game of draughts. …
Webster English vocab
RANSOM — [ran.som] n [ME ransoun, fr. OF rancon, fr. L redemption-, redemptio--more at redemption] (13c) 1: a consideration paid or demanded …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RANSOM — ransom BrE AmE ˈræn t s ə m ▷ ransom|ed d ▷ ransom|er/s ə/z AmE \ ə r/z ▷ ransom|ing …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KING — king, King BrE AmE kɪŋ ▷ kings, King's kɪŋz ▶ ₍ˌ₎ King ˈ George BrE AmE ▶ King ˌ James …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RANSOM — / ˈrænsəm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ C , U ] money that is paid to sb …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KING — / kɪŋ; NAmE / noun 1. the male ruler of an independent state that has a royal family : the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RANSOM — I. ran ‧ som 1 /ˈræns ə m/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KING — I. King, Don BrE AmE (1931–) a US BOXING PROMOTER (=someone who arranges and advertises boxing matches) known for working …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KING — king W1 /kɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cyning ] 1 . RULER a man …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RANSOM — n. & v. --n. 1 a sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KING — n. & v. --n. 1 (as a title usu. King) a male sovereign, esp. the hereditary ruler of an independent …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RANSOM — n. & v. n. 1 a sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KING — n. & v. n. 1 (as a title usu. King) a male sovereign, esp. the hereditary ruler of an independent …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RANSOM — n. & v. --n. 1. a sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a …
Oxford English vocab
KING — n. & v. --n. 1. (as a title usu. King) a male sovereign, esp. the hereditary ruler of an independent …
Oxford English vocab
RANSOM — ( ransoms, ransoming, ransomed) 1. A ransom is the money that has to be paid to someone so that they …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KING — ( kings) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A king is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RANSOM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN demand ▪ His wife spent all their savings on paying ransom demands . …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES crown sb (as) king/queen etc ▪ In 1896 Nicholas was crowned as Tsar. King's Counsel …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KING — [noun] [C] - (the title of) a male ruler of a country, who holds this position because of his royal …
Cambridge English vocab
KING — n. King Philip king salmon Cole Nat King Frederick the Winter King King Cotton king crab Alaskan king crab King …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RANSOM — noun VERB + RANSOM ▪ hold sb for , hold sb to , kidnap sb for ▪ She was kidnapped …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
RANSOM — n. 25B6; noun they demanded a huge ransom : PAY-OFF, payment, sum, price. 25B6; verb the girl was ransomed for …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
KING — I . the King a popular nickname for the singer Elvis Presley who was named the King of Rock and …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
RANSOM — n. 1 redemption, rescue, deliverance; release, liberation The envoy was held to ransom by a fanatical band of zealots 2 …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
KING — "a chief ruler, one invested with supreme authority over a nation, tribe or country."-Webster. In the Bible the word does …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
RANSOM — 1. сущ. 1) выкуп to demand, exact a ransom from ≈ требовать выкуп за to hold smb. to ransom ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KING — 1. сущ. 1) король; царь; монарх to crown, proclaim smb. a king ≈ короновать кого-л. на царство to depose, dethrone …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RANSOM — ransom.ogg 1. ʹræns(ə)m n 1. выкуп to hold smb. to ransom - требовать выкупа за кого-л. a king's ransom - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KING — king.ogg 1. kıŋ n 1. 1> король the King of England - английский король lawful uncrowned king - законный некоронованный …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RANSOM — ransom сущ.1) выкуп to demand, exact a ransom from — требовать выкуп за to hold smb. to ransom — требовать …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
KING — king сущ.1) король; царь; монарх to crown, proclaim smb. a king — короновать кого-л. на царство to depose, dethrone a …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
KING — 1. [kıŋ] n 1. 1) король the King of England - английский король lawful [uncrowned] ~ - законный [некоронованный] король …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
RANSOM — 1. ʹræns(ə)m n 1. выкуп to hold smb. to ransom - требовать выкупа за кого-л. a king's ransom - огромная …
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