As nouns the difference between hostage and costage
is that hostage 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 while costage is (obsolete) price.
hostage
English
Noun
(
en 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.
See also
* give hostage to fortune
Anagrams
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