afkopen in English

afkopen [ɑfkopən] ransom, redeem

Sentence patterns related to "afkopen"

Below are sample sentences containing the word "afkopen" from the Dutch - English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "afkopen", or refer to the context using the word "afkopen" in the Dutch - English Dictionary.

1. Ze overlaadde hen met goud en zijde... opdat ze hun vrijheid konden afkopen.

2. Zij moesten de kosten van hun overtocht aflossen — in zekere zin hun vrijheid afkopen — met hun arbeid.1