/ rɪˈdempʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ]
1.
( formal ) the act of saving or state of being saved from the power of evil; the act of redeeming :
the redemption of the world from sin
2.
( finance ) the act of exchanging shares for money (= of redeeming them)
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IDIOMS
- beyond / past redemption
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French , from Latin redemptio(n-) , from redimere buy back, from re- back + emere buy.