Definition of Ransom

Noun: ransom  ran-sum

  1. Money demanded for the return of a captured person
    - ransom money
     
  2. Payment for the release of someone
     
  3. The act of freeing from captivity or punishment
Verb: ransom  ran-sum
  1. (crime) exchange or buy back for money; under threat
    - redeem

See also:
ransacks
ransomed

Anagrams containing the word ransom

roansm mranso omrans somran nsomra ansomr