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king's ransoms

king's ransoms is the plural of king's ransom.

Meaning of king's ransom

Noun

king's ransom (plural king's ransoms or kings' ransoms)

  1. (idiomatic) A very large sum of money.
    • "But to yonder pavilion . . . the moon is glimmering on the gilded ball which crowns its roof, and which is worth a king's ransom."1825, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 12, in The Talisman

Questions about king's ransoms

What is king's ransoms the plural of?
King's ransoms is the plural of king's ransom.

Words near king's ransoms in the dictionary

  1. king's peace
  2. King's Point
  3. king's purse
  4. king's purses
  5. king's ransom
  6. king's ransoms
  7. king's rook's pawn
  8. king's rook's pawns
  9. King's Scout
  10. King's Scouts
  11. King's shilling

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