Ransom (Verb)
Meaning
Exchange or buy back for money; under threat.
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The kidnappers demanded that the family ransom their daughter by paying a large sum of money within 48 hours.
- The company was forced to ransom several of its employees who had been taken hostage by militants.
- The pirates threatened to kill the crew unless a ransom was paid for their safe release.
- In a desperate attempt to rescue her loved one, she decided to ransom her brother from the clutches of his kidnappers.
- The government was accused of secretly negotiating with terrorists to ransom the hostages who had been held captive for months.