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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
ransom
ran·som [ransom ransoms ransomed ransoming] noun, verb BrE [ˈrænsəm] NAmE [ˈrænsəm] noun countable, uncountable money that is paid to sb 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. more at a king's ransom at ↑king Word Origin: Middle English: from Old French ransoun (noun), ransouner (verb), from Latin redemptio(n-) ‘ransoming, releasing’, from redimere ‘buy back’, from re- ‘back’ + emere ‘buy’. Early use also occurred in theological contexts expressing ‘deliverance’ and ‘atonement’. Example Bank: •The company refused to be held to ransom by the union. •They stole cattle for ransom. Idiom: ↑hold somebody to ransom verb ~ sb to pay money to sb so that they will set free the person that they are keeping as a prisoner •The kidnapped children were all ransomed and returned home unharmed. Verb forms: Word Origin: Middle English: from Old French ransoun (noun), ransouner (verb), from Latin redemptio(n-) ‘ransoming, releasing’, from redimere ‘buy back’, from re- ‘back’ + emere ‘buy’. Early use also occurred in theological contexts expressing ‘deliverance’ and ‘atonement’. Example Bank: •The hostages were ransomed and returned home unharmed.
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