Dictionary Definition
redeem
Verb
2 exchange or buy back for money; under threat
[syn: ransom]
3 pay off (loans or promissory notes) [syn:
pay
off]
4 convert into cash; of commercial papers
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -iːm
Verb
Derived terms
Translations
to recover ownership of something by paying a
sum
to set free, rescue or ransom
to save from a state of sin
to restore the reputation, honour of oneself, or
something
- ttbc Chinese: 贖回, 赎回
- ttbc Dutch: terugkopen, vrijkopen, afkopen, inlossen, genoegdoen
- ttbc German: erlösen, ablösen, tilgen, zurückkaufen, freikaufen
- ttbc Italian: riacquistare
- ttbc Bulgarian: изкупя (izkupia)
- ttbc Spanish: redimir
Extensive Definition
Redemption may refer to:
In economics:
- Redemption (bonds), the payment of any formal obligation incurred by any institution
- Redemption value, a type of bond
In religion:
- Redemption (religious), a concept referring to forgiveness or absolution for past sins and/or protection from damnation
- In Judaism, Redemption of the firstborn son
- In Christianity, salvation through the payment of a formal obligation by the death of Jesus Christ
- Redemptive suffering
In film:
- The Shawshank Redemption, written by Stephen King
- Redemption (2004 film), a film by Jose Garofalo
- Redemption (2002 film), a film by Art Camacho
- Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story, a 2004 television movie
In gaming:
- Headhunter Redemption, the sequel to the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 game Headhunter
- Redemption (card game), a collectible card game published by Cactus Game Design
- Redemption game, a type of arcade game that rewards the player according to their game score
- Terminator 3: The Redemption, a video game based on the Terminator series
- Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption, a PC RPG released on June 7, 2000 by Activision
In literature:
- Redemption (1990 novel), the first novel by Tariq Ali
- Redemption (Angel novel), a novel by Mel Odom
- Redemption (novel), a novel by Leon Uris
- Redemption (play), a play by Leo Tolstoy
- Redemption'' (1999 novel), a late novel of Howard Fast
- Redemption, a Dragonlance novel by Jean Rabe
In music:
- Redemption (band), a progressive/heavy metal band
- Redemption 87, a hardcore punk band
- Mikkei Redemption, a hardcore punk guitarist
- Redemption (Benzino album)
- Redemption (Vomitory album), an album by metal band Vomitory
- Redemption, an album by hip hop duo GRITS
- "Redemption" (song), a song by Gackt, featured in the game Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
- The Redemption, an oratorio by Charles Gounod
- "Redemption", the sixth track off of album The Beautiful Letdown by Switchfoot
- "Redemption", the opening theme song for the film Rocky II
- Redemption Song, Bob Marley
- Redemption (Brandy album)
In television:
- "Redemption" (Stargate SG-1), a two-part episode of Stargate SG-1
- "Redemption" (TNG episode), a two-part episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Redemption (Hercules episode), a fifth season episode of the fantasy television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
In other fields:
- Redemption (United States history), the establishment of white Democratic, one-party rule in the U.S. South following Reconstruction
redeem in German: Redemption
redeem in French: Rédemption
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
abet,
abide by, absolve,
acknowledge,
aid, amend, amortize, assist, atone, atone for, avail, bail out, balance, be faithful to, bear a
hand, bear the expense, befriend, benefit, buy, buy back, carry out, cash in,
change, change for, chip
in, clear, comfort, commute, compensate, compensate for,
compound for, convert,
counterbalance,
counterpoise,
countervail,
defray, defray expenses,
deliver, discharge, disenthrall, do good,
doctor, dub in, ease, emancipate, exchange, expiate, extract, extricate, favor, finance, foot the bill, free, fund, get back, give a boost, give
a hand, give a lift, give help, give place to, give salvation, give
satisfaction, go Dutch, help, honor, honor a bill, keep, keep faith with, lend a hand,
lend one aid, liberate,
lift, liquidate, live down, loose, make accounts square, make
amends, make compensation, make do with, make good, make matters
up, make reparation, make right, make up, make up for, make way
for, manumit, new-model,
offer in exchange, offset, outweigh, pay for, pay in full,
pay off, pay the bill, pay the forfeit, pay the penalty, pay the
piper, pay the shot, pay up, perform, proffer aid, propitiate, protect, put up with, rally, ransom, re-form, recapture, reclaim, recompense, recoup, recover, recuperate, recycle, redress, refashion, reform, regain, regenerate, rehabilitate, reinstate, release, relieve, remedy, remodel, render assistance,
renew, renovate, reoccupy, repair, replevin, replevy, repossess, repurchase, rescue, reshape, restore, restore self-respect,
resume, resuscitate, retake, retire, retrieve, revindicate, revive, ring in, salvage, satisfy, save, see through, set free, set
off, set straight, set up, settle, shift with, square, square accounts, square
it, square things, stand the costs, strike a balance, substitute, succor, switch, take back, take in
exchange, take in tow, take up, trade in, unbind, unchain, win
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