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Meaning of ransom | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Money paid for the freeing of a hostage
  2. Money paid for the freeing of a hostage
  3. The release of a captive, or of captured property, by payment of a consideration
  4. 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
  5. To deliver, especially in context of sin or relevant penalties. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  6. To pay a price to set someone free from captivity or punishment
  7. To pay a price to set someone free from captivity or punishment

Translations

Español rescate

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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