Redeem

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  • transitive verb. To recover ownership of by paying a specified sum.
  • transitive verb. undefined
  • transitive verb. To pay off (a promissory note, for example).
  • transitive verb. To turn in (coupons, for example) and receive something in exchange.
  • transitive verb. To convert into cash.
  • transitive verb. To fulfill (a pledge, for example).
  • transitive verb. undefined
  • transitive verb. To set free, as from slavery or kidnapping, by providing money or other compensation.
  • transitive verb. To save (a person or soul) from a state of sinfulness and its consequences. synonym: save.
  • transitive verb. To restore the honor, worth, or reputation of.
  • transitive verb. undefined
  • transitive verb. To atone for (an error or mistake).
  • transitive verb. To serve as compensation for; make up for.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To buy back; recover by purchase; repurchase.
  • Specifically— In law, to recover or disencumber, as mortgaged property, by payment of what is due upon the mortgage.
  • In com., to receive back by paying the obligation, as a promissory note, bond, or any other evidence of debt given by a corporation, company, or individual.
  • To ransom, release, or liberate from captivity or bondage, or from any obligation or liability to suffer or be forfeited, by paying an equivalent: as, to redeem prisoners, captured goods, or pledges.
  • To rescue; deliver; save, in general.
  • In theology, to deliver from sin and spiritual death by means of a sacrifice offered for the sinner. See redemption .
  • To perform or fulfil, as a promise; make good by performance: as, to redeem an obligation.
  • To make amends for; atone for; compensate for.
  • To improve, or employ to the best advantage.
  • To restore; revive.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To purchase back; to regain possession of by payment of a stipulated price; to repurchase.
  • transitive verb. undefined
  • transitive verb. To recall, as an estate, or to regain, as mortgaged property, by paying what may be due by force of the mortgage.
  • transitive verb. 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.
  • transitive verb. 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.
  • transitive verb. Hence, to rescue and deliver from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God's violated law.
  • transitive verb. To make good by performing fully; to fulfill
  • transitive verb. To pay the penalty of; to make amends for; to serve as an equivalent or offset for; to atone for; to compensate.
  • transitive verb. to make the best use of it.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To recover ownership of something by paying a sum.
  • verb. To liberate by payment of a ransom.
  • verb. To set free by force.
  • verb. To save, rescue
  • verb. To clear, release from debt or blame
  • verb. To expiate, atone (for ...)
  • verb. (transitive) To convert (some bond or security) into cash
  • verb. To save from a state of sin (and from its consequences).
  • verb. To repair, restore
  • verb. To reform, change (for the better)
  • verb. To restore the reputation or honour of oneself or something.
  • verb. (transitive) To reclaim
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. restore the honor or worth of
  • verb. exchange or buy back for money; under threat
  • verb. convert into cash; of commercial papers
  • verb. pay off (loans or promissory notes)
  • verb. to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange
  • verb. save from sins