Meanings
nounredemption (countable and uncountable, plural redemptions)
plural redemptions
- countableuncountablebusinessThe conversion (of a security) into cash.
When money comes in, stablecoin operators can exercise how and when to buy reserves. When they face redemptions, they have to act faster.
2025 June 7, Katie Martin, “Why we should worry about the rise of stablecoins”, in FT Weekend (The Long View section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 18
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
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Origin
- Latinredemptio
- Old Frenchredemption
- Middle Englishredempcioun
- Englishredemption
From Middle English redempcioun, from Old French redemption, from Latin redemptio. Doublet of ransom. Displaced native Old English ālīesung, ālīesnes.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek λύτρωσις
- λύτρωσις (lútrōsis)salvation from sin
Arabic فِدَاء, خَلَاص
- فِدَاء (fidāʔ)the act of redeeming or something redeemed
- خَلَاص (ḵalāṣ)salvation from sin
Bulgarian откупване, откупване
- откупване (otkupvane)the act of redeeming or something redeemed
- откупване (otkupvane)the recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article
- изкупле́ние (izkuplénie)salvation from sin
- откуп (otkup)rescue upon payment of a ransom
Chinese Mandarin 救贖 /救赎
- 救贖 /救赎 (jiùshú)salvation from sin
Czech vykoupení, vykoupení
- vykoupeníthe act of redeeming or something redeemed
- vykoupeníthe recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article
- vykoupenísalvation from sin
- vykoupenírescue upon payment of a ransom
Danish frelse, forløsning
- frelsesalvation from sin
- forløsningsalvation from sin
Dutch verlossing, zaligmaking
- verlossingthe act of redeeming or something redeemed
- zaligmakingthe act of redeeming or something redeemed
- vrijkopingthe recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article
- afkopingthe recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article
- vergiffenissalvation from sin
- zaligmakingsalvation from sin
Esperanto elaĉeto
- elaĉetosalvation from sin
Finnish lunastaminen, lunastus
- lunastaminenthe act of redeeming or something redeemed
- lunastusthe act of redeeming or something redeemed
- lunastusthe recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article
- lunastussalvation from sin
- pelastussalvation from sin
- vapahdussalvation from sin
French rédemption, rédemption
- rédemptionthe act of redeeming or something redeemed
- rédemptionthe recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article
- rédemptionsalvation from sin
German Erlösung, Loskauf
- Erlösungthe act of redeeming or something redeemed
- Loskaufthe recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article
- Erlösungsalvation from sin
Greek λύτρωση
- λύτρωση (lýtrosi)salvation from sin
Hebrew פִּדְיוֹן, גְּאֻלָּה
- פִּדְיוֹן (pidyón)the act of redeeming or something redeemed
- גְּאֻלָּה (g'ulá)salvation from sin
Hungarian megváltás, kiváltás
- megváltássalvation from sin
- kiváltásrescue upon payment of a ransom
Irish slánú, fuascailt
- slánúthe act of redeeming or something redeemed
- fuascailtthe recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article
- slánúsalvation from sin
- fuascailtrescue upon payment of a ransom
Japanese 償還
- 償還 (shōkan)the act of redeeming or something redeemed
Korean 속죄
- 속죄 (sokjoe)salvation from sin
Latin redemptiō
- redemptiōsalvation from sin
Polish odkupienie, zbawienie
- odkupieniesalvation from sin
- zbawieniesalvation from sin
Portuguese redenção, amortização
- redençãothe act of redeeming or something redeemed
- amortizaçãothe recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article
- redençãosalvation from sin
- resgaterescue upon payment of a ransom
Romanian mântuire
- mântuiresalvation from sin
Russian вы́куп, искупле́ние
- вы́куп (výkup)the recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article
- искупле́ние (iskuplénije)salvation from sin
Spanish redención, amortización
- redenciónthe act of redeeming or something redeemed
- amortizaciónthe recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article
- redenciónsalvation from sin
Swedish återlösning, lösen
- återlösningthe act of redeeming or something redeemed
- lösenthe recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article
- frälsningsalvation from sin
- återlösningsalvation from sin
- återlösningrescue upon payment of a ransom
Turkish kefaret
- kefaretthe act of redeeming or something redeemed
Ukrainian відку́плення
- відку́плення (vidkúplennja)salvation from sin
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redemption. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redemption
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“redemption.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redemption. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redemption,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redemption.
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