redeem

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(rĭ-dēm') pronunciation
tr.v., -deemed, -deem·ing, -deems.
  1. To recover ownership of by paying a specified sum.
  2. To pay off (a promissory note, for example).
  3. To turn in (coupons, for example) and receive something in exchange.
  4. To fulfill (a pledge, for example).
  5. To convert into cash: redeem stocks.
  6. To set free; rescue or ransom.
  7. To save from a state of sinfulness and its consequences. See synonyms at save1.
  8. To make up for: The low price of the clothes dryer redeems its lack of special features.
  9. To restore the honor, worth, or reputation of: You botched the last job but can redeem yourself on this one.

[Middle English redemen, from Old French redimer, from Latin redimere : re-, red-, re- + emere, to buy.]

redeemable re·deem'a·ble adj.



In general: buy back.


Finance: cash in, as a maturing note or bond.


Mortgage: cure a default by paying all overdue loan payments and penalties after receiving a notice of default but before the lender can foreclose the mortgage.

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v

Definition: atone for; compensate
Antonyms: disregard, ignore

v

Definition: free; buy the freedom of
Antonyms: abandon, forfeit, lose

as in: to rescue or deliver
sign description: Both R-hands begin crossed at the chest and move outward.




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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - købe tilbage, indløse, opveje, udfri, rette op på

Nederlands (Dutch)
nakomen, afkopen, inlossen, vrijkopen, verzilveren, verlossen, verzachtende factor zijn, redden van, veranderen ten goede, boetedoen, iemand redden door losgeld te betalen

Français (French)
v. tr. - échanger (contre), convertir (qch) en espèces, racheter, rembourser, rattraper, sauver (une situation), racheter (une faute), s'acquitter de, tenir, (Relig) racheter

Deutsch (German)
v. - wiederherstellen, abzahlen, einlösen, entschädigen, retten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξαγοράζω, εξοφλώ, (απο)λυτρώνω, απαλλάσσω, απελευθερώνω, (για υπόσχεση κ.λπ.) εκπληρώνω, αντισταθμίζω, σώζω

Italiano (Italian)
redimere, riscattare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - resgatar, redimir, remir

Русский (Russian)
выполнить, выкупить, искупить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - cumplir, rescatar, desempeñar, redimir, amortizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gottgöra, befria, lösa ut

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
赎回, 恢复, 挽回

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 贖回, 恢復, 挽回

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 되사다, 상환하다, 회복하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 買い戻す, 質受けする, ばん回する, 回復する, 果たす, 履行する, 償還する, 補う, 埋め合わせる, 身受けする, 救う, 償う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسترد شيئا مرهونا, يسترجع, يفتدي, يعتق, يحل من دين او مسؤوليه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פדה, הציל, קיים, ביצע, פיצה, כיפר על, גאל‬


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