vrijkopen — meaning in English

English meaning

• ransom noun Money demanded or paid to free a hostage or captured person.
• redeem verb To exchange a voucher, points, or a bond for cash or its stated value.

Senses

vrijkopen is used for these senses in English:

• ransom To pay a price to set someone free from captivity or punishment.
• redeem (transitive) To liberate by payment of a ransom.

ransom — full definition

1. noun Money demanded or paid to free a hostage or captured person.
2. verb To pay money to free someone held captive.

redeem — full definition

1. verb To exchange a voucher, points, or a bond for cash or its stated value.
2. verb To make up for a fault or bad situation, or to restore someone's good reputation.
3. verb In religious use, to save someone from sin or wrongdoing.

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