26984 words

redeemed

6 definitions • 7 examples
1
past simple and past participle of
2
to make something or someone seem less bad:

Examples:

A poor game was redeemed in the second half by a superb performance from Anthony Edwards.
He was an hour late, but he redeemed himself in her eyes by giving her a huge bunch of flowers.
She took me to see a really dull film, the only redeeming feature of which (= the only thing which prevented it from being completely bad) was the soundtrack.
3
to get something back:

Examples:

She managed to save enough money to redeem her jewellery from the pawn shop.
4
to exchange a piece of paper representing a particular amount of money for that amount of money or for goods to this value:

Examples:

I've never had any issues redeeming coupons there.
5
to carry out a promise or pay back a debt:

Examples:

The amount required to redeem the mortgage was £358,587.
6
(in Christianity) to free people from sin:

Examples:

"Jesus," said the priest, "saved and redeemed mankind by taking our sins upon himself."

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