hold for ransom

hold for ransom

English

Verb

hold for ransom

1. (US, transitive) Alternative form of hold to ransom

Further reading

• “hold someone for ransom” (US) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “hold someone for ransom” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.
• “to hold someone for ransom” in the Collins English Dictionary
• “to hold someone to ransom” in the Collins English Dictionary