Ransom and Sum

Ransom

Ransom noun - The act of freeing from captivity or punishment.

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Sum and ransom are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sum" instead a noun "Ransom".

Nearby Words: ransomed, ransoming

Sum noun - A complete amount of something.

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Ransom and sum are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Ransom" with "Sum", this nouns are similar.

good	good ransom	good sum
nice	nice ransom	nice sum
complete	complete ransom	complete sum
generous	generous ransom	generous sum
Other adjectives: handsome, sufficient, considerable, small, entire, real, large, enormous, huge, hefty, ridiculous, classic, higher, bigger.

Cue one literal king's ransom (the sum was 2-3 times the annual income of the English crown).

Source: Useful Notes / The House of Plantagenet
Sadistic Choice: Prince Ludwig in "Chains" offers Queenie one of these, forcing her to pay a vast sum on the last ransom she'll ever make to free either Edmund or Melchett.

Source: Series / Blackadder
Then, when Granny's selfish, self-involved children are literally too busy to respond to the kidnappers' ransom calls, Granny takes charge of her own kidnapping, asking for a much larger sum—and she turns out to be a far more competent criminal.

Source: Film / Kidnapping Granny K

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