VERB: "to free from captivity or punishment by paying a price" Crossword Clue

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VERB: "to free from captivity or punishment by paying a price" Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. exchange or buy back for money; under threat
(noun)
1. money demanded for the return of a captured person
2. payment for the release of someone

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CAPTIVITY (noun)
1. the state of being imprisoned
2. the state of being a slave
PAYING (adjective)
1. yielding a fair profit
2. for which money is paid

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