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ransom
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Sense: n.

Synonyms:

redemption money, price , payment , payoff , bribe , expiation, compensation , release money

Sense: v.

Synonyms:

release , rescue , deliver , recover , regain , emancipate, unchain, unfetter, buy off, extricate, reprieve , liberate, save , free , redeem , justify, purchase , buy

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