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ransom meaning in Malayalam

മറുവില

/ˈɹæn.səm/US/ˈɹænsəm/

ransom in Malayalam: മറുവില, മോചനദ്രവ്യം, ബന്ധനമോചനം. In English, ransom means money paid for the freeing of a hostage.

Malayalam words for ransom

മറുവില, മോചനദ്രവ്യം, ബന്ധനമോചനം

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 Malayalam

What is the meaning of ransom in Malayalam?
Ransom in Malayalam is മറുവില, മോചനദ്രവ്യം, ബന്ധനമോചനം.
ransom എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Ransom: മറുവില, മോചനദ്രവ്യം, ബന്ധനമോചനം.
What does ransom mean in English?
Ransom means money paid for the freeing of a hostage.

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Malayalam words from Malayalam Wiktionary: ransom (page history and authors). 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 Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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