RANSOM

6 letters 8 Scrabble points /ˈɹænsəm/

Definition of RANSOM

noun

  1. Money paid for the freeing of a hostage.

    "They were held for two million dollars ransom."

  2. The release of a captive, or of captured property, by payment of a consideration.

    "prisoners hopeless of ransom"

  3. A sum paid for the pardon of some great offence and the discharge of the offender; also, a fine paid in lieu of corporal punishment.

verb

  1. (14th century) To deliver, especially in context of sin or relevant penalties.

  2. To pay a price to set someone free from captivity or punishment.

    "to ransom prisoners from an enemy"

  3. To exact a ransom for, or a payment on.

    "Such lands as he had rule of he ransomed them so grievously, and would tax the men two or three times in a year. — Berners."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters R A N S O M
Length 6 letters
Scrabble Score 8 points

Anagrams of RANSOM

Words that use the same letters:

MANORS RAMSON ROMANS ROSMAN

Words Containing "RANSOM"

RANSOMABLE RANSOME RANSOMED RANSOMER RANSOMERS RANSOMFREE RANSOMING RANSOMLESS RANSOMS RANSOMVILLE TRANSOM TRANSOMED TRANSOMS UNRANSOMABLE UNRANSOMED

Words Starting with "RANSOM"

RANSOMABLE RANSOME RANSOMED RANSOMER RANSOMERS RANSOMFREE RANSOMING RANSOMLESS RANSOMS RANSOMVILLE

Words Ending with "RANSOM"

TRANSOM