Ransom

Definition of Ransom

Ransom means a sum of money demanded or paid for the release of a captive.

How should Ransom divide into syllables

The word 'ransom' has two syllables. The first syllable 'ran' has a vowel 'a' and a consonant 'n', and the second syllable 'som' has a vowel 'o' and two consonants 's' and 'm'.

Part of Speech - Ransom

The kidnappers demanded a ransom of one million dollars.

The family decided to ransom their dog from the animal shelter.

Sentences with Ransom

• The kidnappers demanded a ransom for the safe return of the child.
• The pirates asked for a large sum of money as ransom for the captured sailors.
• The family paid a ransom to get their car back from the thieves.
• The government refused to pay a ransom to the terrorists for the release of the hostages.
• The police negotiated with the bank robbers to reduce the ransom amount.
• During the medieval times, knights would capture enemies and ask for a ransom.
• The company offered a reward for the safe return of the stolen goods.
• The victim's family offered a reward for anyone who could provide information about the kidnappers.
• The government promised a reward for the capture of the wanted criminal.
• The charity donated money as a reward for the good deeds of the volunteers.

Quotes with Ransom

• The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself, with desire for what its monstrous laws have made monstrous and unlawful. - Oscar Wilde
• Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one's mind. - W. Somerset Maugham
• Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened. - Dr. Seuss
• You don't know what you can miss before you try. - Charles Dickens
• Life is short, but it is wide. This too shall pass. - Rebecca Wells
• I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way. - Carl Sandburg
• Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
• Be the change that you wish to see in the world. - Mahatma Gandhi
• Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. - Søren Kierkegaard
• Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly. - John F. Kennedy
• Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. - Winston Churchill
• Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Mark Twain
• The truth is rarely pure and never simple. - Oscar Wilde
• The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. - Nelson Mandela
• Believe you can and you're halfway there. - Theodore Roosevelt
• Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. - Martin Luther King Jr.
• Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. - Winston Churchill
• Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love. - Mother Teresa
• Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. - Nelson Mandela
• The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. - Socrates

Number of characters in Ransom

6 ( r, a, n, s, o, m )

Unique letters in Ransom

6 ( r, a, n, s, o, m )

Ransom Backwards

mosnar

Phonetic Transcription of Ransom

IPA (International): ˈrænsʌm

ARA (American): ˈrænsʌm

EPA (English): ˈrænsʌm

RAE-NSAH-M