hostage

hostage is a 7-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or stipulations of any kind, on the performance of which the person is to be released. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 11 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or stipulations of any kind, on the performance of which the person is to be released.
2. noun. a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms

   Synonyms: surety

Synonyms

surety

Common word forms

hostaged, hostager, hostages, hostaging

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