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

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 • Mar. 5, 2026

Blue Owl in January announced it would allow investors in a semiliquid fund focused on loans to technology companies to exit up to 17% of their shares, ultimately paying out the 15% that redeemed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

The notes will mature on March 1, 2031, unless repurchased, redeemed, or converted at an earlier date, and will bear interest at 1.75% per year, Pinterest said.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

But stablecoins can be created or redeemed, depending on how much demand there is to hold them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

One thing I did know from hard experience: a master's promise to a prentice is likely to be redeemed only at the last Lammas, as they say—which is to say never.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood