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ransom

/ˈɹænsəm/RAN-suhm
/ˈɹænsəm/RAN-suhm

Meaninga buying back

Common meaning: payment for release

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchraensonsource
  2. Middle Englishransounsource
  3. Englishransom‘payment for release’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French raenson ‘a buying back’.

Roots

  • raenson Old French “a buying back”

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