All 7 Uses of
redeem
in
Crime and Punishment
- "Give me four roubles for it, I shall redeem it, it was my father's.†
Chpt 1.1
- Do you still say your prayers, Rodya, and believe in the mercy of our Creator and our Redeemer?†
Chpt 1.3 *
- There turned out to be various articles made of gold among the clothes—probably all pledges, unredeemed or waiting to be redeemed—bracelets, chains, ear-rings, pins and such things.†
Chpt 1.7
- There turned out to be various articles made of gold among the clothes—probably all pledges, unredeemed or waiting to be redeemed—bracelets, chains, ear-rings, pins and such things.†
Chpt 1.7
- He used to buy unredeemed pledges from the old woman?†
Chpt 2.4 *
- But I am not going to redeem the things now," he put in with a sort of hurried and conspicuous solicitude about the things.†
Chpt 3.4
- "You have to give information to the police," Porfiry replied, with a most businesslike air, "that having learnt of this incident, that is of the murder, you beg to inform the lawyer in charge of the case that such and such things belong to you, and that you desire to redeem them…. or…. but they will write to you."†
Chpt 3.5
Definitions:
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(redeem as in: redeem the coupon) exchange, convert, or pay offThe exact meaning of abnegate can depend upon its context. For example:
- "to redeem a coupon" -- exchange something for something else of value
- "to redeem stock" -- sell or convert to cash
- "to redeem a mortgage" -- pay off a loan
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(redeem as in: its main redeeming quality is...) to make up for something bad; or to save