Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - ransom
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Ransom
ransom
~1 n 1 an amount of money paid to free someone who is held as a prisoner (The kidnappers were demanding a ransom of $25,000.) 2 hold sb to ransom a) to put someone in a situation where they are forced to agree to your demands (The management will not allow the strikers to hold them to ransom.) b) to keep someone prisoner until money is paid ~2 v to set someone free by paying a ransom
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(ransoms, ransoming, ransomed) 1. A ransom is the money that has to be paid to someone so that they will set free a person they have kidnapped. Her kidnapper successfully extorted a ?175,000 ransom for her release... N-VAR 2. If you ransom someone who has been kidnapped, you pay the money to set them free. The same system was used for ransoming or exchanging captives. VERB: V n 3. If a kidnapper is holding someone to ransom or holding them ransom in British English, or is holding a person for ransom in American English, they keep that person prisoner until they are given what they want He is charged with kidnapping a businessman last year and holding him for ransom... PHRASE: V inflects 4. If you say that someone is holding you to ransom in British English, or holding you for ransom in American English, you mean that they are using their power to try to force you to do something which you do not want to do. Unison and the other unions have the power to hold the Government to ransom. PHRASE: V inflects c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English ransoun, from Anglo-French rancun, from Latin redemption-, redemptio — more at redemption Date: 13th century 1. a consideration paid or demanded for the release of someone or something from captivity 2. the act of ~ing II. 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 • ~er noun RANSOM biographical name John Crowe 1888-1974 American educator & poet ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a prisoner. 2 the liberation of a prisoner in return for this. --v.tr. 1 buy the freedom or restoration of; redeem. 2 hold to ransom. 3 release for a ransom. Derivatives ransomer n. (in sense 1 of v.). Etymology: ME f. OF ransoun(er) f. L redemptio -onis REDEMPTION ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. сущ. 1) выкуп, сумма выкупа 2) денежный штраф 2. гл. 1) платить выкуп (за кого-л.) 2) требовать выкуп (за кого-л.) 3) освобождать кого-л. за выкуп ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. выкуп to hold smb. to ransom —- требовать выкупа за кого-л. a king's ransom —- огромная сумма, большой куш ransom price —- баснословная цена; на вес золота 2. ист. пеня; денежный штраф (вместо телесного наказания) 3. рел. искупление Order of Our Lady of R. —- ист. орден богоматери-искупительницы 4. выкупать, платить выкуп his wife ransomed him at a heavy price —- жена выкупила его, уплатив огромную сумму 5. требовать выкупа (от кого-л.) 6. освобождать за выкуп 7. рел. искупать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) выкуп; to hold smb. to ransom - требовать выкуп за кого-л. - kings ransom 2) eccl. искупление 2. v. 1) выкупать, освобождать за выкуп 2) eccl. искупать Syn: see save ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 12c., from O.Fr. ranзon, earlier raenзon "ransom, redemption," from L. redemptionem (nom. redemptio) "a redeeming," from redimere (see redeem). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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