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king's ransom
king's′ ran′som
n. an extremely large amount of money. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | king's ransom - a very large treasurehoarded wealth, treasure - accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.; "the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies" |
king's ransom
king's ransomA very large sum of money. I've always wanted to vacation in Hawaii, but the plane tickets cost a king's ransom.See also: ransom*king's ransomFig. a great deal of money. (To pay an amount as large as one might have to pay to get back a king held for ransom. *Typically: cost ~; pay ~; spend~.) I would like to buy a nice watch, but I don't want to pay a king's ransom for it. It's a lovely house. I bet it cost a king's ransom.See also: ransomking's ransomA huge sum of money, as in That handmade rug must have cost a king's ransom. This metaphoric expression originally referred to the sum required to release a king from captivity. [Late 1400s] See also: ransoma king's ransom mainly BRITISHA king's ransom is an extremely large sum of money. She was paid a king's ransom for a five-minute appearance in the film. With so few skilled electricians available, these people can charge a king's ransom for their services.See also: ransoma king's ransom a huge amount of money; a fortune. In feudal times prisoners of war were freed for sums in keeping with their rank, so a king, as the highest-ranking individual, commanded the greatest ransom.See also: ransoma ˌking’s ˈransom (literary) a very large amount of money: We don’t exactly get paid a king’s ransom in this job.In the past, if a king was captured in a war, his country would pay a ransom for his release.See also: ransomEncyclopediaSeeransomLegalSeeRansomking's ransom
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