as in fortune
a very large amount of money
that enormous diamond ring must have cost a king's ransom
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Recent Examples of king's ransom
Obviously, the cost to acquire Banks would have paled in comparison to the king's ransom Indianapolis paid for Gardner.
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Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
The king's ransom paid Apple for Google search priority has been called into question due to the government's antitrust case against Alphabet .
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
The king's ransom paid Apple for Google search priority has been called into question due to the government's antitrust case against Alphabet .
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for king's ransom
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The backstory This is the first foray into hospitality for founder Samppa Lajunen, a three-time Olympic gold ski jumping medallist who subsequently made his fortune in real estate development.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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To take three thousand pounds from the fortune of their dear little boy would be impoverishing him to the most dreadful degree.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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Together, this bundle delivers core Microsoft software for document creation, data analysis, communication, and system management—without ongoing subscription costs.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
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Part of YouTube’s at-times messy series of contract renegotiations with channel owners last year included bringing that content back into the sports bundle.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The use of color is exquisite, as Prager pairs buttery yellows, mint greens, vivid blues, and vibrant reds.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
18 Mar. 2026
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Other items also needed are chocolates, mints, note pads, pens, socks, shower slippers and a few coins for good luck.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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The surge in crude prices unleashed by the Middle East conflict upends that and piles further pressure on the public finances.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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The story follows struggling creatives navigating debt, eviction threats and a precarious gig economy, visualized in Riley’s inventive style — from looming piles of eviction notices to characters literally struggling up and down steep inclines that mirror the instability of their lives.—
Deborah Sengupta Stith,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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This is a bomb-first-strategize-later mentality.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2026
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But no studio wants to be associated with a string of bombs.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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“King's ransom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/king%27s%20ransom. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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