"redeem" meaning in English

See redeem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /rɪˈdiːm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-redeem.wav [UK] Forms: redeem [canonical], redeems [third-person, singular], redeemed [past], redeemed [past, participle], redeeming [present, participle]
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  1. If you redeem a debt, you finish paying it off.
    Sense id: simple-redeem-en-verb-JHcLMxpt
  2. If you redeem something you own, such as bonds, trading stamps, etc., you exchange it for money or goods.
    Sense id: simple-redeem-en-verb-gbW-Tyg-
     
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