Meaning

5 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of redeeming or something redeemed.

    Erlösung

  2. (countable, uncountable)The recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article.

    Loskauf

    вы́купvýkup

  3. (countable, uncountable)The conversion (of a security) into cash.

  4. (countable, uncountable)Salvation from sin.

    Erlösung

    искупле́ниеiskuplénije

    відку́пленняvidkúplennja

  5. (countable, uncountable)Rescue upon payment of a ransom.

More definitions
  • the act of purchasing back something previously sold
  • (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
  • repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock)

Examples

9 sentences

  1. Is there a chance of redemption?

    Igider · Tatoeba · CC0 · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. There can be no redemption without repentance.

    deOhne Reue keine Erlösung. — Yorwba

    AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. He deserves the opportunity for rehabilitation and redemption.

    Conjuice · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  4. I love a good redemption story!

    buster_blu · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  5. Sami found redemption at church.

    OsoHombre · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
salvation from sin:
Русский
By meaning 2
the recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article:
salvation from sin:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
the act of redeeming or something redeemed:
the recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article:

Origin

From Middle English redempcioun, from Old French redemption, from Latin redemptio. Doublet

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

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Forms

plural: redemptions
Singularredemption
Pluralredemptions

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of purchasing back something previously sold:repurchasebuyback
  • (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil:salvation

Word family

17 related words
Relatedredemptionalredeem
Derivedbeyond redemptioncoredemptionnonredemptionpast redemptionredemption arcredemptionaryredemptionerredemption fatigueredemption gameredemptionismredemptionistredemptionistaredemptionlessredemption priceredemption value

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
reddishredecorateredeemredefineredeployredesignredevelopment

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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