redeem
verb (used with object)
to make up for; make amends for; offset (some fault, shortcoming, etc.).
are redeeming
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present progressiveof redeem.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Instead of needing loans from us, people are redeeming their loans, picking up their collateral and paying it off.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2020
"But we do ask people whether they are redeeming because of us or the world," he said.
From Reuters ● Jul. 12, 2012
I think there are redeeming qualities to Pete.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2012
U.S. banks are redeeming trust-preferred securities, a type of junior debt also known as hybrid capital, as last year’s Dodd-Frank financial overhaul prevents banks from counting the securities as regulatory capital starting in 2013.
From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 24, 2011
"I cannot tell you, Son, how happy I am that you are redeeming these old acres."
From The Shadow by Mary White Ovington
