redeem
IPA: rɪdˈim
verb
- (transitive) To recover ownership of something by buying it back.
- (transitive) To liberate by payment of a ransom.
- (transitive) To set free by force.
- (transitive) To save, rescue
- (transitive) To clear, release from debt or blame
- (transitive) To expiate, atone (for)
- (transitive, finance) To convert (some bond or security) into cash
- (transitive) To save from a state of sin (and from its consequences).
- (transitive) To repair, restore
- (transitive) To reform, change (for the better)
- (transitive) To restore the honour, worth, or reputation of oneself or something.
- (transitive, archaic) To reclaim
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Examples of "redeem" in Sentences
- Money is a redeemable debt.
- There's nothing redeemable to it.
- Money is in a sense redeemable debt.
- There is an ounce of redeemable material.
- The Caudillo forgives and redeems prayers.
- There is nothing redeemable in this article.
- But the screenplay is said to redeem the melodrama.
- The coins are collectible and redeemable for prizes.
- Both of these faults are utterly reversible and redeemable.
- The voucher is then redeemed at the ticket office for the ticket.
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