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Showing words for RANSOM using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Ransom

manors, marons, normas, ramson, ransom, romans

5 Letter Words for Ransom

arson, manor, manos, manso, maron, maros, mason, moans, monas, moras, morns, mosan, nomas, norma, norms, orans, ramon, rason, roams, roans, roman, romas, saron, soman, sonar

4 Letter Words for Ransom

amon, amor, amos, arms, arno, asor, mano, mans, maro, mars, mnas, moan, moas, mona, mons, mora, morn, mors, mrna, nams, naos, naso, noma, noms, norm, oars, oman, oran, oras, orna, osar, rams, roam, roan, roma, roms, rosa, snar, soam, soar, soma, sora, sorn

3 Letter Words for Ransom

ans, aor, arm, arn, ars, man, mao, mar, mas, mna, moa, mon, mor, mos, mrs, nam, nar, nas, noa, nom, nor, nos, oam, oar, oas, oms, ona, ons, ora, ors, ram, ran, ras, rms, rna, rom, ron, ros, sam, san, sao, sar, sma, som, son

Definitions for Ransom

[1] the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
[2] the sum or price paid or demanded.
[3] a means of deliverance or rescue from punishment for sin, especially the payment of a redemptive fine.
[4] to redeem from captivity, bondage, detention, etc., by paying a demanded price.
[5] to release or restore on receipt of a ransom.
[6] to deliver or redeem from punishment for sin.
[7] John Crowe [kroh] /kroʊ/ , 1888–1974, U.S. poet, critic, and teacher.
[8] the release of captured prisoners, property, etc, on payment of a stipulated price
[9] the price demanded or stipulated for such a release
[10] rescue or redemption of any kind
[11] hold to ransom to keep (prisoners, property, etc) in confinement until payment for their release is made or received to attempt to force (a person or persons) to comply with one's demands
[12] a king's ransom a very large amount of money or valuables
[13] to pay a stipulated price and so obtain the release of (prisoners, property, etc)
[14] to set free (prisoners, property, etc) upon receiving the payment demanded
[15] to redeem; rescue Christ ransomed men from sin
[16] John Crowe . 1888–1974, US poet and critic

Words related to Ransom

redemption, price, release, compensation, deliverance, bribe, payoff, payment, rescue, expiation, regain, recover, deliver, free, redeem, extricate, manumit, save, liberate, emancipate

Words nearby Ransom

ranking member, rankism, rankle, rankshift, ransack, ransom, ransome, ransomware, rant, rant and rave, rantoul

Origin of Ransom

1150–1200; (noun) Middle English ransoun < Old French rançon < Late Latin redēmptiōn- (stem of redēmptiō ) redemption; (v.) Middle English ransounen < Old French rançonner, derivative of rançon

Other words from Ransom

ran·som·er , noun
un·ran·somed , adjective

Word origin for Ransom

C14: from Old French ransoun , from Latin redemptiō a buying back, redemption

Synonyms for Ransom

bribe, compensation, deliverance, expiation, payment, payoff, price, redemption, release, rescue, liberation money