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noun [ C or U ] uk / ˈræn.s ə m / us / ˈræn.s ə m / Add to word list. a large amount of money that is demanded in exchange for someone who has been taken prisoner, or sometimes for an animal: ransom demand/note Family members said they received ransom demands / notes the day after the boy went missing.
Nov 8, 1996 · Directed by. Ron Howard. “Ransom” is a smarter-than-usual kidnapping thriller, starring Mel Gibson as an airline owner whose child is kidnapped, and who tries to outsmart the kidnappers with a risky plan that might work, or might lead to the loss of his child.
Ransomware is a type of malicious software, or malware, that prevents you from accessing your computer files, systems, or networks and demands you pay a ransom for their return. Ransomware...
Ransom is the practice of holding a prisoner or item to extort money or property to secure their release, or the sum of money involved in such a practice.
1. [ ran -s uh m ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. noun. the redemption of a prisoner or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price. Synonyms: release, liberation, deliverance. the sum or price paid or demanded. a means of deliverance or rescue from punishment for sin, especially the payment of a redemptive fine. verb (used with object)
Meaning of ransom in English. ransom. noun [ C or U ] us / ˈræn.s ə m / uk / ˈræn.s ə m / Add to word list. a large amount of money that is demanded in exchange for someone who has been taken prisoner, or sometimes for an animal: ransom demand/note Family members said they received ransom demands / notes the day after the boy went missing.
noun. /ˈrænsəm/ [countable, uncountable] Idioms. money that is paid to somebody so that they will set free a person who is being kept as a prisoner by them. The kidnappers demanded a ransom of £50 000 from his family. a ransom demand/note. ransom money. They are refusing to pay ransom for her release. They stole cattle for ransom.
