Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holds for ransom

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables
hold-s -for ran-som
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does holds for ransom mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of hold for ransom

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