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語源

From 中期英語 redempcioun, from Old French redemption, from Latin redemptio. Doublet of ransom. Displaced native 古期英語 ālīesung, ālīesnes.

発音

• IPA: /ɹɪˈdɛmpʃən/

名詞

redemption (countable and uncountable, plural redemptions)

1. The act of redeeming or something redeemed.
2. The recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article.
3. (finance) The conversion (of a security) into cash.
   • 2025 June 7, Katie Martin, “Why we should worry about the rise of stablecoins”, in FT Weekend (The Long View section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 18:

     When money comes in, stablecoin operators can exercise how and when to buy reserves. When they face redemptions, they have to act faster.

4. (religion) Salvation from sin.
   • 2011, Drama of Redemption, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 9:

     Before creating the world, God knew both the need for and the means of the redemption He would provide through Jesus Christ.

5. Rescue upon payment of a ransom.

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