redeemed

American  

[ri-deemd] / rɪˈdimd /

adjective

1. Theology. (in Christianity) having been saved or delivered from sin or its consequences.

   Then shall all the redeemed saints appear in glory.

2. having been paid, recovered, bought back, or exchanged for money or other goods.

   Payments for the redeemed stock totaled $77 million at the end of the fiscal year.

   Access codes purchased from other sellers carry a high risk of being either counterfeit or previously redeemed codes.

3. having been discharged or fulfilled.

   Read in this way, the book is the redeemed promise of a materialist critique of political economy.

4. having made amends for or overcome some wrongdoing or fault.

   In the end, having saved his young half-brother's life, he died a redeemed man.

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noun

1. Theology. Usually the redeemed (in Christianity) those who have been saved or delivered from sin or its consequences.

   We understand that all of us, even the redeemed, have a capacity for great evil.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of redeem.

Other Word Forms

• unredeemed adjective

Etymology

Origin of redeemed

redeem ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Holders of Two Harbors Series A, Series B and Series C preferred stock are slated to have their shares redeemed at $25 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends.

From The Wall Street Journal

The promotion runs from April 5 to June 7, and the free promotional days can be redeemed between April 6 and Dec. 31, Enterprise Mobility said.

From Barron's

Any cash back earned through spending on the card can be redeemed for either a statement credit or cash, which can then be reinvested through Robinhood brokerage accounts.

From MarketWatch

The fund, known as Bcred, paid back shareholders owning 7.9% of the fund who redeemed their investments in the most recent financial quarter, a Monday filing showed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Blackstone said it redeemed more investments than usual this quarter in its flagship private-credit fund, in another sign of the stress the industry is facing.

From MarketWatch