RANSOMING
Scrabble letter values: R1A1N1S1O1M3I1N1G2 = 12
Definition
RANSOMING is the present participle of RANSOM.
verb RANSOM: exchange or buy back for money.
Synonyms of RANSOM: redeem
Examples
- “to ransom prisoners from an enemy”
- “Such lands as he had rule of he ransomed them so grievously, and would tax the men two or three times in a year. — Berners.”