indimi

Swahili

kifidio

ki-fi-DI-o

How to say it

Swahilikifidioki-fi-DI-osoon
Englishransomsoon
Frenchrançonsoon

Meaning

a payment made as ransom, fine, reparation, or bail.

Good to know

also has a religious sense of redemption, a payment that frees someone from an obligation or debt.

Examples

  • Familia ililipa kifidio kumkomboa mtoto wao.The family paid a ransom to free their child.
  • Kifidio kile kililipwa na nani?Who paid that reparation?
  • Hawakuweza kulipa kifidio kilichotakiwa na mahakama.They could not pay the fine required by the court.
  • Kanisa lilihubiri kuhusu kifidio na wokovu.The church preached about redemption and salvation.

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