Timeline for Can 'ransom' mean the sum paid for a normal service rather than the sum paid for setting free someone held hostage?
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| Dec 16, 2015 at 18:09 | comment | added | Hellion | @FumbleFingers, it's a badly written paragraph; the IT supplier is not the one demanding a ransom. | |
| Dec 16, 2015 at 18:07 | vote | accept | aristotle85 | ||
| Dec 16, 2015 at 17:44 | answer | added | Hellion | timeline score: 4 | |
| Dec 16, 2015 at 17:38 | history | edited | Hellion | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 16, 2015 at 17:34 | answer | added | milestyle | timeline score: 0 | |
| Dec 16, 2015 at 17:15 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | It's a "metaphorical" usage, implying that the IT services supplier's charges are iniquitously high. Nothing unusual here; all language is metaphor. | |
| Dec 16, 2015 at 17:11 | history | asked | aristotle85 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |