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ransom meaning in Bengali

চাঁদা cãda

/ˈɹæn.səm/US/ˈɹænsəm/

ransom in Bengali: চাঁদা (cãda). In English, ransom means money paid for the freeing of a hostage.

Bengali words for ransom

ransom
চাঁদা cãda

English meaning of ransom

  1. noun Money paid for the freeing of a hostage.
  2. noun The release of a captive, or of captured property, by payment of a consideration.
  3. noun A sum paid for the pardon of some great offence and the discharge of the offender; also, a fine paid in lieu of corporal punishment.
  4. verb To deliver, especially in context of sin or relevant penalties.

Full definition of ransom

ransom in a sentence

  • They were held for two million dollars ransom.
  • They were held to ransom.
  • prisoners hopeless of ransom

ransom in other languages

Questions about ransom in Bengali

What is the meaning of ransom in Bengali?
Ransom in Bengali is চাঁদা (cãda).
ransom এর বাংলা অর্থ কী?
Ransom: চাঁদা (cãda).
What does ransom mean in English?
Ransom means money paid for the freeing of a hostage.

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Bengali words from Wiktionary's Bengali entries whose English meaning is “ransom”: চাঁদা. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: ransom (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Bengali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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