blood money

noun

a fee paid to a hired murderer.

compensation paid to the next of kin of a slain person.

money obtained ruthlessly and at a cost of suffering to others.

money paid to an informer in order to cause somebody to be arrested, convicted, or especially executed.

Words nearby blood money

blood libel, blood lily, bloodline, blood meal, bloodmobile, blood money, bloodnoun, blood orange, blood plasma, blood plasma fraction, blood platelet

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Example sentences from the Web for blood money

But he might have now been reminded that he too had received some of this blood-money.
Joan of Arc|Ronald Sutherland Gower
In the cab Winifred, knowing nothing of the blood-money in her brother's pocket, begged him not to vote for Mr. Burroughs.
A Man of Two Countries|Alice Harriman
What was done for the blood-money must be thoroughly undone.'
Our Mutual Friend|Charles Dickens
Overtures for “blood-money” were interrupted by an offended chief denouncing the exploring party.
Explorers and Travellers|Adolphus W. Greely

Interest is blood-money, Andres—and it's a new-fangled contrivance, too.
Pelle the Conqueror, Complete|Martin Anderson Nexo

British Dictionary definitions for blood money

blood money

noun

compensation paid to the relatives of a murdered person

money paid to a hired murderer

a reward for information about a criminal, esp a murderer

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单词	blood money
释义	blood money noun a fee paid to a hired murderer. compensation paid to the next of kin of a slain person. money obtained ruthlessly and at a cost of suffering to others. money paid to an informer in order to cause somebody to be arrested, convicted, or especially executed. Words nearby blood money blood libel, blood lily, bloodline, blood meal, bloodmobile, blood money, bloodnoun, blood orange, blood plasma, blood plasma fraction, blood platelet Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for blood money But he might have now been reminded that he too had received some of this blood-money. Joan of Arc\|Ronald Sutherland Gower In the cab Winifred, knowing nothing of the blood-money in her brother's pocket, begged him not to vote for Mr. Burroughs. A Man of Two Countries\|Alice Harriman What was done for the blood-money must be thoroughly undone.' Our Mutual Friend\|Charles Dickens Overtures for “blood-money” were interrupted by an offended chief denouncing the exploring party. Explorers and Travellers\|Adolphus W. Greely Interest is blood-money, Andres—and it's a new-fangled contrivance, too. Pelle the Conqueror, Complete\|Martin Anderson Nexo British Dictionary definitions for blood money blood money noun compensation paid to the relatives of a murdered person money paid to a hired murderer a reward for information about a criminal, esp a murderer Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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