Redeem Definition

rĭ-dēm
redeemed, redeeming, redeems
verb
redeemed, redeeming, redeems
To buy back.
Webster's New World
To get back; recover, as by paying a fee.
Webster's New World
To pay off (a mortgage or note)
Webster's New World
To convert (paper money) into gold or silver coin or bullion.
Webster's New World
To turn in (trading stamps or coupons) for a prize, premium, discount, etc.
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Origin of Redeem

  • Recorded since c.1425, from Middle English redemen, modified from Middle English redemer, redimer, from Latin redimō (“release; obviate; atone for"), itself from re- (“back; again") + emō (“buy; gain, take, procure").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English redemen from Old French redimer from Latin redimere re-, red- re- emere to buy em- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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