<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to make up for; make amends for; offset (some fault, shortcoming, etc.): His bravery redeemed his youthful idleness.</li><li>to exchange (bonds, trading stamps, coupons, points, etc.) for money or goods: I redeemed 25,000 points for a free night’s stay at the hotel.</li><li>This coupon can be redeemed at any grocery store.</li><li>to buy or pay off; clear by payment: to redeem a mortgage.</li><li>to buy back, as after a tax sale or a mortgage foreclosure.</li><li>to recover (something pledged or mortgaged) by payment or other satisfaction: to redeem a pawned watch.</li><li>to obtain the release or restoration of, such as from captivity, by paying a ransom.</li><li>Christianity: to deliver from sin and its consequences by means of a sacrifice offered for the sinner.</li><li>to convert (paper money) into coins.</li><li>to discharge or fulfill (a pledge, promise, etc.).</li></ul>