Dictionary

redemption en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɹɪˈdɛmpʃən/
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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of redeeming or something redeemed.
2. (countable, uncountable) The recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article.
3. (countable, uncountable) The conversion (of a security) into cash.
   • When money comes in, stablecoin operators can exercise how and when to buy reserves. When they face redemptions, they have to act faster. 2025 June 7, Katie Martin, “Why we should worry about the rise of stablecoins”, in FT Weekend (The Long View section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 18:
4. (countable, uncountable) Salvation from sin.
   • Before creating the world, God knew both the need for and the means of the redemption He would provide through Jesus Christ. 2011, Drama of Redemption, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 9:
5. (countable, uncountable) Rescue upon payment of a ransom.

Forms

Deriveds

redemptioner · redemption price · redemption fatigue · beyond redemption · redemption arc · nonredemption · past redemption · redemptionista · redemptional · redemptionist · redemption value · redemption game · redemptionless · equity of redemption · coredemption · redemptionary · redemptionism

Translations (80)

ko 속죄 (salvation from sin) · tr kefaret (the act of redeeming or something redeemed) · ee fexexeɖeta (the act of redeeming or something redeemed) · ru искупле́ние (salvation from sin) · ja 償還 (the act of redeeming or something redeemed) · fi lunastus (the act of redeeming or something redeemed) · txb tsälpālñe (salvation from sin) · fi lunastus (salvation from sin) · pt resgate (rescue upon payment of a ransom) · ru вы́куп (the recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article) · uk відку́плення (salvation from sin) · gl amortización (the recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article) · sv frälsning (salvation from sin) · nl zaligmaking (the act of redeeming or something redeemed) · sv återlösning (salvation from sin) · mk откупу́вање (the act of redeeming or something redeemed) · cmn 救贖 /救赎 (salvation from sin) · ee fexexeɖeta (the recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article) · el λύτρωση (salvation from sin) · pl odkupienie (salvation from sin) · hu kiváltás (rescue upon payment of a ransom) · fi lunastaminen (the act of redeeming or something redeemed) · nl vrijkoping (the recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article) · mk о́ткуп (the act of redeeming or something redeemed) · ar خَلَاص (salvation from sin) · cs vykoupení (the act of redeeming or something redeemed) · nl afkoping (the recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article) · bg откупване (the recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article) · fi vapahdus (salvation from sin) · ar فِدَاء (the act of redeeming or something redeemed) · es redención (salvation from sin) · he פִּדְיוֹן (the act of redeeming or something redeemed) · la redemptiō (salvation from sin) · gv aachionnaghey (the act of redeeming or something redeemed) · nl verlossing (the act of redeeming or something redeemed) · sv lösen (the recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article) · bg изкупле́ние (salvation from sin) · nl vergiffenis (salvation from sin) · da frelse (salvation from sin) · fi pelastus (salvation from sin) · ga slánú (the act of redeeming or something redeemed) · pt redenção (salvation from sin) · pl zbawienie (salvation from sin) · nn forløysing (salvation from sin) · mk о́ткуп (the recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article) · mk о́ткуп (rescue upon payment of a ransom) · ga fuascailt (the recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article) · fi lunastus (the recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article) · bg откупване (the act of redeeming or something redeemed) · grc λύτρωσις (salvation from sin) · mk откупу́вање (the recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article) · pt amortização (the recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article) · cs vykoupení (salvation from sin) · ee fexexeɖeta (salvation from sin) · ga slánú (salvation from sin) · nn frelse (salvation from sin) · fr rédemption (the recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article) · fr rédemption (the act of redeeming or something redeemed) · he גְּאֻלָּה (salvation from sin) · de Loskauf (the recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article) · eo elaĉeto (salvation from sin) · sv återlösning (rescue upon payment of a ransom) · ga fuascailt (rescue upon payment of a ransom) · pt redenção (the act of redeeming or something redeemed) · nl zaligmaking (salvation from sin) · cs vykoupení (rescue upon payment of a ransom) · de Erlösung (salvation from sin) · sv återlösning (the act of redeeming or something redeemed) · es redención (the act of redeeming or something redeemed) · es amortización (the recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article) · fr rédemption (salvation from sin) · ro mântuire (salvation from sin) · cs vykoupení (the recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article) · bg откуп (rescue upon payment of a ransom) · mk искупу́вање (salvation from sin) · da forløsning (salvation from sin) · de Erlösung (the act of redeeming or something redeemed) · ee fexexeɖeta (rescue upon payment of a ransom) · gl redención (the act of redeeming or something redeemed) · hu megváltás (salvation from sin)