ransom vs exchange

exchange vs ransom

ransom and exchange both are nouns.

ransom and exchange both are verbs.

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

As verbs, exchange is a hypernym of ransom; that is, exchange is a word with a broader meaning than ransom:

ransom: exchange or buy back for money; under threat
exchange: give to, and receive from, one another

Other hypernyms of ransom include change, interchange.

ransom (noun)	exchange (noun)
the act of freeing from captivity or punishment	reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
payment for the release of someone	the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
money demanded for the return of a captured person	the act of changing one thing for another thing
	the act of giving something in return for something received
	(chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value
	(chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop
	(sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
	a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
	a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
	a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)
	chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another

ransom (verb)	exchange (verb)
exchange or buy back for money; under threat	exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
	change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
	exchange a penalty for a less severe one
	give to, and receive from, one another
	put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
	hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent

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