Redemption

//ɹɪˈdɛmpʃən// noun

noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of redeeming or something redeemed. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the act of purchasing back something previously sold wordnet
  3. 3
    The recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil wordnet
  5. 5
    The conversion (of a security) into cash. countable, uncountable

    "When money comes in, stablecoin operators can exercise how and when to buy reserves. When they face redemptions, they have to act faster."

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  1. 6
    repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock) wordnet
  2. 7
    Salvation from sin. countable, uncountable

    "Before creating the world, God knew both the need for and the means of the redemption He would provide through Jesus Christ."

  3. 8
    Rescue upon payment of a ransom. countable, uncountable

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absolutionadoptionamendmentamendsamnestyatonement

Example

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"Is there, for example, a three-course meal that conveys sin, punishment, and redemption?"

Etymology

From Middle English redempcioun, from Old French redemption, from Latin redemptio. Doublet of ransom. Displaced native Old English ālīesung, ālīesnes.

Related phrases

beyond redemptionequity of redemptionpast redemptionredemption arcredemption fatigueredemption gameredemption priceredemption value

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