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Ransom Money Release You’re Means Paying Rænsəm  N

Front ransom
Pron ['rænsəm]
Back 【ransom】
 n. 赎金,赎回
A large ransom was asked for the safe return of the child.
一笔庞大的赎金被要求作为小孩安全归来的费用。
Vocab
ransomthe act of freeing from captivity or punishment

If you’re ever kidnapped, you’d probably be worth millions in ransom. Ransom is the money demanded for the release of a captive.

You’ve probably heard the phrase “held for ransom.” That means someone has been captured and is being held prisoner until a sum of money is delivered to the captors. Ransom can refer to the money paid, but it can also be a verb that describes paying for the release of someone being held. If you have to ransom your best friend, that means you’re paying his captors to release him.

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