All 6 Uses of
redeem
in
The Glass Castle
- When we wanted money, we walked along the roadside picking up beer cans and bottles that we redeemed for two cents each.
p. 62..1 (definition 1) *redeemed = exchanged
- After we redeemed the bottles or sold the scrap metal, we walked into town, to the drugstore next door to the Owl Club.
p. 62..1 (definition 1)redeemed = exchanged (for money)
- One afternoon when Brian and I had come home to an empty fridge, we went out to the alley behind the house looking for bottles to redeem.
p. 110..6 (definition 1)redeem = exchange (for money)
- "Everyone has something good about them," she said. "You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that."
p. 144..8 (definition 2) *redeeming = making up for the bad
- "How about Hitler? What was his redeeming quality?"
"Hitler loved dogs," Mom said without hesitation.
p. 144..9 (definition 2)
- Babysitting and tutoring and doing other kids' homework and mowing lawns and redeeming bottles and selling scrap metal didn't count.
p. 215..2 (definition 1)redeeming = exchanging (for money)
Definitions:
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(1) (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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(2) (redeem as in: its main redeeming quality is...) to make up for something bad; or to save