ransom

/ɹˈænsəm/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. money demanded for the return of a captured person
2. payment for the release of someone
3. the act of freeing from captivity or punishment

verb

1. exchange or buy back for money; under threat

Synonyms for ransom

• ransom money
• redeem

Words that rhyme with ransom

• handsome
• transom
• hansom
• bransom
• ransome
• sansom