money demanded for the return of a captured person
noun
payment for the release of someone
noun
the act of freeing from captivity or punishment
verb
exchange or buy back for money; under threat
Word Forms
ransom
verb
exchange or buy back for money; under threat
ransom
noun
the act of freeing from captivity or punishment
redemption
noun
the act of purchasing back something previously sold
redeemer
noun
someone who redeems or buys back (promissory notes or merchandise or commercial paper etc.)
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Lösegeld
Geld, das für die Rückgabe einer gefangenen Person verlangt wird
🇫🇷French
rançon
argent exigé pour le retour d'une personne capturée
🇪🇸Spanish
rescate
dinero exigido para la devolución de una persona capturada
🇮🇹Italian
riscatto
denaro richiesto per la restituzione di una persona catturata
🇳🇱Dutch
losgeld
geld gevraagd voor de terugkeer van een gevangengenomen persoon
🇵🇹Portuguese
resgate
dinheiro exigido para o retorno de uma pessoa capturada
🇷🇺Russian
выкуп
деньги требуют за возвращение пленного человека
India
🇮🇳Hindi
फिरौती
पकड़े गए व्यक्ति की वापसी के लिए पैसे की मांग की गई
🇧🇩Bengali
মুক্তিপণ
আটক ব্যক্তিকে ফেরত দেওয়ার জন্য টাকা দাবি করা হয়
🇮🇳Tamil
மீட்கும் தொகை
பிடிபட்ட நபரைத் திருப்பித் தருவதற்கு பணம் கோரப்பட்டது
🇮🇳Telugu
విమోచన క్రయధనం
పట్టుబడిన వ్యక్తిని తిరిగి ఇవ్వడానికి డబ్బు డిమాండ్ చేసింది
🇮🇳Marathi
खंडणी
पकडलेल्या व्यक्तीला परत करण्यासाठी पैशाची मागणी केली
🇮🇳Gujarati
ખંડણી
પકડાયેલ વ્યક્તિને પરત કરવા માટે નાણાંની માંગણી કરી હતી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸುಲಿಗೆ
ಬಂಧಿತ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಹಿಂದಿರುಗಿಸಲು ಹಣದ ಬೇಡಿಕೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മറുവില
പിടിക്കപ്പെട്ട ഒരാളെ തിരികെ കൊണ്ടുവരാൻ പണം ആവശ്യപ്പെട്ടു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਰਿਹਾਈ
ਫੜੇ ਗਏ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੀ ਵਾਪਸੀ ਲਈ ਪੈਸੇ ਦੀ ਮੰਗ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ
🇵🇰Urdu
تاوان
پکڑے گئے شخص کی واپسی کے لیے رقم کا مطالبہ کیا گیا۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
赎金
为遣返被俘人员索要金钱
🇯🇵Japanese
身代金
捕らえられた人の返還に要求される金銭
🇰🇷Korean
몸값
체포된 사람의 반환을 요구하는 돈
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tiền chuộc
yêu cầu trả lại người bị bắt
🇹🇭Thai
ค่าไถ่
เงินที่เรียกร้องเพื่อส่งตัวผู้ถูกจับกลับมา
🇮🇩Indonesian
tebusan
uang yang diminta untuk pengembalian orang yang ditangkap
🇵🇭Filipino
pantubos
hinihingi ng pera para sa pagbabalik ng isang taong nahuli
🇲🇾Malay
wang tebusan
wang yang dituntut untuk memulangkan orang yang ditangkap
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
فدية
المطالبة بالمال من أجل عودة الأسير
🇮🇷Persian
باج دادن
درخواست پول برای بازگرداندن یک فرد اسیر شده
🇹🇷Turkish
fidye
Yakalanan kişinin iadesi için talep edilen para
🇮🇱Hebrew
כּוֹפֶר
כסף שנדרש עבור החזרת אדם שנתפס
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'ransom'?
The primary meaning of 'ransom' is 'money demanded for the return of a captured person'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'ransom' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'ransom' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'ransom' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'ransom' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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In your opinion, does the word 'ransom' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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