a sum of money etc paid for the freeing of a prisoner: They paid a ransom of $40,000; (also adjective) They paid $40,000 in ransom money.
az: girov, fidiyə
ru: выкуп
♦ verb
1 to pay money etc to free (someone).
az: girov ödəmək (pul verib azad etdirmək)
ru: платить выкуп
2 to keep (a person) as a prisoner until a sum of money etc is paid for his release.
az: girov saxlamaq
ru: держать заложником
See also:
English-Azerbaijani dictionary