<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the redemption of a prisoner or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.</li><li>Synonyms: release, liberation, deliverance.</li><li>the sum or price paid or demanded.</li><li>a means of deliverance or rescue from punishment for sin, especially the payment of a redemptive fine.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to redeem from captivity, bondage, detention, etc., by paying a demanded price.</li><li>to release or restore on receipt of a ransom.</li><li>to deliver or redeem from punishment for sin.</li></ul>