The meaning of Redemption

noun

Formal release from guilt, obligation, or punishment.

Usage examples:

Absolution from the sentence

noun

The act of forgiving someone, especially in the christian religion, for something bad that they have done or thought

Usage examples:

She was granted/given absolution.

verb

Exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money.

Usage examples:

He often bartered a meal for drawings

noun

The action or system of bartering.

Usage examples:

Paper money ceases to have any value and people resort to barter

verb

Present participle of barter

Usage examples:

He bartered his stamp collection for her comics., we spent a whole hour bartering with stallholders…

noun

An open space in a forest, especially one cleared for cultivation.

Usage examples:

Forest openings and clearings and agricultural areas are also good habitat for the western bluebird.

noun

A system used by universities to fill the remaining available undergraduate places before the start of the academic year.

Usage examples:

Students going through clearing should make themselves available because admissions tutors will wan…

verb

Remove an obstruction or unwanted item or items from.

Usage examples:

The drive had been cleared of snow

noun

The process of changing or causing something to change from one form to another.

Usage examples:

The conversion of food into body tissues

noun

The process of changing from one type of system or organization to another

Usage examples:

Currency conversions, conversion into sth the conversion of euros into us dollars, conversion (from…

verb

Tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.

Usage examples:

They stressed that staff would not be actively discharging anyone and no programme was in place to …

noun

The action of discharging someone from a hospital or from the armed forces or police.

Usage examples:

Referrals can be discussed before discharge from hospital

verb

To allow someone to leave

Usage examples:

Allen was discharged from the hospital yesterday., [ i ] the soapy water from the washing machine w…

noun

An act of giving one thing and receiving another (especially of the same kind) in return.

Usage examples:

Negotiations should lead to an exchange of land for peace

verb

Short for telephone exchange.

verb

To change something for something else of a similar value or type

Usage examples:

This shirt is too small – can i exchange it for one in a larger size?, before we left the meeting, …

abbreviation

(in measuring the height of horses) hand(s).

Usage examples:

Pinto pony gelding—quiet, 13.3 h, great with kids

noun

The eighth letter of the alphabet.

noun

A thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the total heat content of a system. it is equal to the internal energy of the system plus the product of pressure and volume.

noun

The process of claiming something back or of reasserting a right.

Usage examples:

The reclamation of our shared history

noun

The activity of making land that is under water or is in poor condition suitable for farming or building on

Usage examples:

A land reclamation project, on closing the mines they hired a forestry expert to improve their recl…

noun

A return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength.

Usage examples:

Signs of recovery in the housing market

noun

The act or process of getting better; improvement

Usage examples:

[ u ] the economy is showing signs of recovery., [ u ] the story deals with the recovery of (= gett…

noun

A process in which a situation improves after a difficult period, or in which prices increase after falling in value

Usage examples:

Improvement in trade has been driven by the lower cost of borrowing and the recovery of the manufac…

noun

The action of retaking possession of something, in particular when a buyer defaults on payments.

Usage examples:

Families had been threatened with repossession or eviction

noun

The act of repossessing something

Usage examples:

The mortgage market has seen a marked increase in repossessions., house prices fell and thousands w…

verb

Buy (something) back.

Usage examples:

Firms have been able to repurchase their shares since 1981

noun

The action of buying something back.

Usage examples:

The repurchase price

verb

To buy back shares, bonds, etc. that you previously sold

Usage examples:

Our objective is to use surplus cash to repurchase shares., the company's board authorized the repu…

verb

Save (someone) from a dangerous or difficult situation.

Usage examples:

Firemen rescued a man trapped in the river

noun

An act of saving or being saved from danger or difficulty.

Usage examples:

The dramatic rescue of nine trapped coal miners

verb

To save someone or something from a dangerous, harmful, or difficult situation

Usage examples:

Medical teams immediately rushed in to rescue persons trapped in buildings and give medical aid., […

noun

The process of getting something back from somewhere.

Usage examples:

The investigation was completed after the retrieval of plane wreckage

verb

Come or go back to a place or person.

Usage examples:

He returned to america in the late autumn

noun

An act of coming or going back to a place or activity.

Usage examples:

He celebrated his safe return from the war

verb

To come or go back to a previous place, subject, activity, or condition

Usage examples:

He returned to new york last week., he worked at other jobs but kept returning to mining., she was …

noun

An economy of or reduction in money, time, or another resource.

Usage examples:

This resulted in a considerable saving in development costs

adjective

Preventing waste of a particular resource.

Usage examples:

Innovative money-saving ideas for students

preposition

With the exception of; except.

verb

Make square or rectangular; give a square or rectangular cross section to.

Usage examples:

You can square off the other edge

noun

A plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles.

Usage examples:

A grid of ruled squares

noun

An open, typically four-sided, area surrounded by buildings in a village, town, or city.

Usage examples:

A market square

verb

Take part in an exchange of.

Usage examples:

We swapped phone numbers

noun

An act of exchanging one thing for another.

Usage examples:

Let's do a swap

noun

The action of clearing someone of blame or suspicion.

Usage examples:

I intend to work to ensure my full vindication