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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