ransom payment
Release purchase price
A ransom payment is money or valuables paid to secure the release of a captive or stolen property.
Kidnappers demand ransom for hostages; hackers demand ransom to restore encrypted files.
The term emphasizes the transactional nature of the exchange—paying what's demanded to recover what's been taken: The company made a ransom payment to regain access to their systems.
- kidnappingUnlawful seizure of person
- hostageCaptive held as security
- demandForceful request or requirement
- extortionObtaining through threats
- abductionUnlawful seizure of person
negotiation · captive · release · wire · untraceable · money trail · unmarked bills · deadline · proof · exchange · drop · briefcase · cash · millions · dead drop · threat · FBI · negotiator
- agreementshandshake, contract, nod, accords, verbal consent
- feudal obligationshomage, tribute, tithe, service, allegiance
- Medieval Patronageart commissions, royal courts, noble houses, court artists, cathedral building
ransom paymenthostage rescue
Freeing people held against will
rescue · rescue operation · liberation · non-payment · escape
ransom paymentfine
Acceptable in quality
bail · legal settlement · tax payment · gift · restitution
ransom, ransomed, ransoming, ransoms, redemption, payment, paying, payable, payer