The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - ransomn.

1) redemption, rescue, deliverance; release, liberation: The envoy was held to ransom by a fanatical band of zealots. 2) payment, payout, pay-off, price: The police refuse to reveal the amount of the ransom given to the kidnappers. --v. 3) redeem, rescue, release, deliver: The boy was ransomed for њ10,000.