Ransom can also mean money paid to get back things or animals taken by others. It is not only for people but for valuable objects or pets.
The hunters demanded a ransom for the captured bird.
A ransom was set for the lost painting.
Ransom can also mean the process or act of paying money to free a person. It shows the action, not just the money itself.
The ransom was paid quickly to save him.
Negotiations for the ransom took hours.
To ransom someone means to pay money to get that person back after they are taken away. It is an action word showing what you do to free someone.
They ransomed the soldier from the enemy.
She ransomed her pet after it was stolen.
In technology, ransom is money hackers want to unlock computer files they block. This is a modern type of crime where data is held until money is paid.
The company paid a ransom after the cyber attack.
Ransomware asks for ransom to unlock files.
Ransom can mean to pay money to get back property or goods. It is used when things are taken and you must pay to have them again.
They ransomed the trapped goods from the market.
The ship was ransomed by paying a large sum.
Ransom is sometimes used to talk about the cost or price of freedom or safety in a non-literal way. It shows that freedom may require sacrifice or payment.
Freedom came at a high ransom of trust.
He paid the ransom of his mistakes in life.
