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[ThunderDan]

Also need help, thesaurus failed me (or I failed in using said thesaurus).

Wanted to use a term for paying a price or penalty through a costly and dearly held mean. I think it often includes the idea of "a pound of flesh", which I had to substitute in the above post.

Its a term that I believe with origins in religious principles. Closely related to penance, but this word would be more specifically tied to the idea of a transaction, a giving up of one thing to another person. Probably also tied to reformation, Luther and the Catholic Church. Its going to drive me nuts for a couple of hours, maybe someone here can help.

A pound of flesh is a Shakespeare term from "The Merchant of Venice".

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A pound of flesh is a Shakespeare term from "The Merchant of Venice".

Yep. And mine a similar idea, less well expressed. Shorter though, because I think its a word not a phrase.