redemption

noun

re·​demp·​tion ri-ˈdem(p)-shən 

: the act, process, or an instance of redeeming

Examples of redemption in a Sentence

the redemption of his reputation

a sinner's search for redemption

Recent Examples on the Web

The move aimed to provide liquidity to retail investors amid rising industry-wide redemption requests and multiple quarters of net outflows. —Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026

Victory in the team event was a bit of a redemption for Kuhn, who finished fifth in the women’s event. —Curt Anderson, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026

Adams, who gave well wishes to the debut from afar, plays a dancer emerging from rehab and on the redemption trail in the film. —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Feb. 2026

The President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, instead cast her small nation’s participation as an act of historical redemption, thanking Washington for its leading role in Kosovo’s struggle for independence from Serbia. —Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English redempcioun, from Anglo-French redempcion, from Latin redemption-, redemptio, from redimere to redeem

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing redemption

• beyond/past redemption

Rhymes for redemption

• exemption
• preemption
• emption

Kids Definition

redemption

noun

re·​demp·​tion ri-ˈdem(p)-shən 

: the act or process or an instance of redeeming

redemptive

-ˈdem(p)-tiv

adjective

Legal Definition

redemption

noun

re·​demp·​tion ri-ˈdemp-shən 

: the act, process, or fact of redeeming see also equity of redemption, right of redemption

redemptive

-ˈdemp-tiv 

adjective