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1. (v.t.) redeem
to buy or pay off; clear by payment:
to redeem a mortgage.
2. redeem
to buy back, as after a tax sale or a mortgage foreclosure.
3. redeem
to recover (something pledged or mortgaged) by payment or other satisfaction:
to redeem a pawned watch.
4. redeem
to exchange (bonds, trading stamps, etc.) for money or goods.
5. redeem
to convert (paper money) into specie.
6. redeem
to discharge or fulfill (a pledge, promise, etc.).
7. redeem
to make up for; make amends for; offset (some fault, shortcoming, etc.).
8. redeem
to obtain the release or restoration of, as from captivity, by paying a ransom.
9. redeem
to deliver from sin and its consequences by means of a sacrifice offered for the sinner.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME redemen < MF redimer < L redimere=red-red - +-imere, comb. form of emere to purchase)
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| Definition of 'redeem' |
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1. (verb) deliver, redeem, save
save from sins
2. (verb) redeem
restore the honor or worth of
3. (verb) redeem
to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange
4. (verb) ransom, redeem
exchange or buy back for money; under threat
5. (verb) redeem, pay off
pay off (loans or promissory notes)
6. (verb) redeem
convert into cash; of commercial papers
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1. (verb) redeem
to make a bad experience seem slightly better
The only thing that redeemed the vacation was the perfect weather.
2. redeem
redeem yourself
to do sth good to try to compensate for sth bad you did
He redeemed himself by taking us all out to dinner.
3. redeem
to exchange for money, services, or goods
I redeemed my air miles for a flight to Miami.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) redeem
to purchase back; to regain possession of by payment of a stipulated price; to repurchase
2. (verb) redeem
to recall, as an estate, or to regain, as mortgaged property, by paying what may be due by force of the mortgage
3. (verb) redeem
to regain by performing the obligation or condition stated; to discharge the obligation mentioned in, as a promissory note, bond, or other evidence of debt; as, to redeem bank notes with coin
4. (verb) redeem
to ransom, liberate, or rescue from captivity or bondage, or from any obligation or liability to suffer or to be forfeited, by paying a price or ransom; to ransom; to rescue; to recover; as, to redeem a captive, a pledge, and the like
5. (verb) redeem
hence, to rescue and deliver from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God's violated law
6. (verb) redeem
to make good by performing fully; to fulfill; as, to redeem one's promises
7. (verb) redeem
to pay the penalty of; to make amends for; to serve as an equivalent or offset for; to atone for; to compensate; as, to redeem an error
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Sense: to buy back (something that has been pawned)
I'm going to redeem my gold watch.
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 Afrikaans: afkoop |
 Arabic: يَشْتَري، يَسْتَرِدُّ شَي |
 Bulgarian: откупвам |
 Brazilian: resgatar |
 Czech: vyplatit |
 German: einlösen |
 Danish: indløse |
 Greek: εξαγοράζω, παίρνω πίσω |
 Spanish: desempeñar, rescatar |
 Estonian: välja ostma |
 Farsi: باز خریدن |
 Finnish: lunastaa |
 French: dégager |
 Hebrew: לְהָשִיג מְחָדַש עַל יְדֵ |
 Hindi: वापस खरीद लेना |
 Croatian: otkupiti založeno |
 Hungarian: kivált |
 Indonesian: menebus |
 Icelandic: kaupa aftur, leysaúr veðb |
 Italian: riscattare |
 Japanese: 買い戻す |
 Korean: 환불하다 |
 Lithuanian: išpirkti |
 Latvian: izpirkt |
 Malay: membeli semula |
 Dutch: inlossen |
 Norwegian: kjøpe tilbake, innløse |
 Polish: wykupić |
 Persian: باز خریدن |
 Pashto: بيا اخيستل، بيارانيول، از |
 Portuguese: resgatar |
 Romanian: a recupera de la amanet |
 Russian: выкупать |
 Slovak: vyplatiť |
 Slovenian: nazaj kupiti |
 Serbian: povratiti |
 Swedish: lösa ut, köpa tillbaka |
 Thai: ซื้อคืน |
 Turkish: rehinden/ipotekten kurtar |
 Taiwanese: 贖回 |
 Ukrainian: викупляти |
 Urdu: پھر سے خرید لینا |
 Vietnamese: mua lại |
 Chinese: 赎回 |
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