RANSOM

Meaning of RANSOM in English

Function: transitive verb

Date: 14th century

1 : to deliver especially from sin or its penalty

2 : to free from captivity or punishment by paying a price

synonyms see RESCUE

– ran · som · er noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

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
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
RANSOM — noun to exact a ransom for, or a payment on. 2. ransom ·noun the release of a captive, or of …
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
RANSOM — / ˈrænsəm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ C , U ] money that is paid to sb …
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
RANSOM — n. & v. --n. 1 a sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a …
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
RANSOM — n. & v. --n. 1. a sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a …
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
RANSOM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN demand ▪ His wife spent all their savings on paying ransom demands . …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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
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
RANSOM — 1. сущ. 1) выкуп to demand, exact a ransom from ≈ требовать выкуп за to hold smb. to ransom ≈ …
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
RANSOM — ransom сущ.1) выкуп to demand, exact a ransom from — требовать выкуп за to hold smb. to ransom — требовать …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
RANSOM — 1. ʹræns(ə)m n 1. выкуп to hold smb. to ransom - требовать выкупа за кого-л. a king's ransom - огромная …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RANSOM — 1. сущ. 1) выкуп to demand, exact a ransom from — требовать выкуп за to hold smb. to ransom — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RANSOM — 1. сущ. 1) выкуп to demand, exact a ransom from — требовать выкуп за to hold smb. to ransom — требовать выкуп за …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RANSOM — 1. _n. 1> выкуп; to hold smb. to ransom - требовать выкуп за кого-л. - king's ransom 2> _церк. искупление …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
RANSOM — 1. n. 1. выкуп; to hold smb. to ransom - требовать выкуп за кого-л. - king's ransom 2. церк. искупление …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
RANSOM — 1. _n. 1> выкуп; to hold smb. to ransom требовать выкуп за кого-л.; a king's ransom огромная сумма, большой куш …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
RANSOM — 1. сущ. 1) выкуп to demand, exact a ransom from ≈ требовать выкуп за to hold smb. to ransom ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
RANSOM — n. ranson (-ar); v. (eccl.) redempter (-ion)
English interlingue dictionary
RANSOM — lukat;paglukat;tubus
English-Visayan vocabulary
RANSOM — biographical name John Crowe 1888-1974 American educator & poet
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RANSOM — (n.) A sum paid for the pardon of some great offense and the discharge of the offender; also, a fine …
Английский словарь Webster
RANSOM — (n.) The money or price paid for the redemption of a prisoner, or for goods captured by an enemy; payment …
Английский словарь Webster
RANSOM — ( n. ) The money or price paid for the redemption of a prisoner, or for goods captured by an …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RANSOM — ( n. ) A sum paid for the pardon of some great offense and the discharge of the offender; also, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RANSOM — /ran"seuhm/ , n. John Crowe /kroh/ , 1888-1974, U.S. poet, critic, and teacher.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RANSOM — v. release, liberate, free; pay money for the release of a prisoner
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RANSOM — n. redemption of a prisoner for a price; sum paid for the release of a prisoner
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RANSOM — I. ˈran(t)-səm noun Etymology: Middle English ransoun, from Anglo-French rançun, from Latin redemption-, redemptio — more at redemption Date: 13th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RANSOM — biographical name John Crowe 1888-1974 American educator & poet
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RANSOM — n. Pronunciation: ' ran(t)-s ə m Function: noun Etymology: Middle English ransoun, from Anglo-French rançun, from Latin redemption-, redemptio ― …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RANSOM — n. Pronunciation: ' ran(t)-s ə m Function: biographical name John Crowe 1888-1974 American educ. & poet
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RANSOM — ■ noun a sum of money demanded or paid for the release of a captive. ■ verb obtain the release …
Concise Oxford English vocab
RANSOM — Ransom, Ransome BrE AmE ˈræn t s ə m
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RANSOM — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. A ~ is the money that has to be paid to someone so that they will …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RANSOM — [verb] [T]Her father ransomed her for (= got her back from someone who had taken her away by paying a …
Cambridge English vocab
RANSOM — Synonyms and related words : buy, deliver, deliverance, delivery, emancipate, extract, extricate, extrication, free, freeing, get back, liberate, liberation, lifesaving, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RANSOM — Classification: County Located in: North Dakota (ND) Total Population (2000): 5890 Total Housing Units (2000): 2604 Land Area (square meters): …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
RANSOM — Classification: City Located in: Kansas (KS) Total Population (2000): 338 Total Housing Units (2000): 179 Land Area (square meters): 844774 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
RANSOM — Classification: Village Located in: Illinois (IL) Total Population (2000): 409 Total Housing Units (2000): 159 Land Area (square meters): 2567608 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
RANSOM — n. Function: verb to liberate by paying a price FF1C; ransomed the king FF1E; Synonyms: buy, redeem Related Words: recover, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
RANSOM — I . n. 1. Price of redemption. 2. Release, liberation, redemption, deliverance. II . v. a. 1. Redeem. 2. Rescue, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
RANSOM — verb to liberate by paying a price ransomed the king Synonyms: buy, redeem Related Word: recover, regain, retrieve; emancipate, free, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
RANSOM — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
RANSOM — • ↑ hold sb to ransom
Longman Activator English vocab
RANSOM — n. 1) to pay (a) ~ for 2) to demand; exact a ~ from 3) to hold smb. for ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
RANSOM — manors
Anagrams English vocabulary
RANSOM — Money paid to have a kidnapped person released.
Duhaime's Law English Dictionary
RANSOM — Выкуп
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
RANSOM — (n) выкуп
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
RANSOM — 1. [ʹræns(ə)m] n 1. выкуп to hold smb. to ~ - требовать выкупа за кого-л. a king's ~ - огромная …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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