cost vs ransom

cost and ransom both are nouns.

cost and ransom both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cost	Yes	No	Yes	No
ransom	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, ransom is a hyponym of cost; that is, ransom is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cost:

cost: the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
ransom: money demanded for the return of a captured person

Other hyponyms of cost include disbursal, disbursement, expense, capital expenditure, payment, ransom money, cost overrun, cost of living, borrowing cost, distribution cost, handling charge, handling cost, marketing cost, production cost, replacement cost, physical value, reproduction cost, unit cost, damage, price, terms, price, opportunity cost, portage, charge, transaction cost, cost of quality, quality cost, direct cost.

cost (noun)	ransom (noun)
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)	the act of freeing from captivity or punishment
value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something	payment for the release of someone
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor	money demanded for the return of a captured person

cost (verb)	ransom (verb)
be priced at	exchange or buy back for money; under threat
require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice

Difference between cost and ransom

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