noun
redemption
rih-DEHMP-shuhn
noun
1
The act of making up for past mistakes or wrongdoing and restoring one's reputation.
"His comeback season was seen as redemption after years of injury setbacks."
2
The act of exchanging a voucher, bond, or points for its cash value.
"The redemption of the bonds is due at the end of the year."
3
In religious use, salvation from sin.
"The novel explores themes of guilt and redemption."
How to Use Redemption
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMaking up for something bad, or cashing something in for its value.
Common pairings
seek redemption
a story of redemption
redemption of a bond
Word Forms
redemptions plural
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Etymology
From Old French redemption, from Latin redemptio, tied to the same root as redeem, \"to buy back.\"