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Redeemed vs Received - What's the difference?

redeemed | received |

As adjectives the difference between redeemed and received

is that redeemed is (of a person) granted redemption or salvation while received is generally accepted as correct or true.

As verbs the difference between redeemed and received

is that redeemed is (redeem) while received is (receive).

redeemed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (of a person) Granted redemption or salvation.
  • (of a coupon or offer) Spent; used in a purchase, and thus no longer usable.

    • Antonyms

    * unredeemed

    Verb

    (head)
  • (redeem)

    • received

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (receive)

    • Adjective

    (-) the received (knowledge, wisdom, opinion, story, information)
  • Generally accepted as correct or true
  • (by implication) Unchallenged axioms
  • :"The old saying goes that we should not judge a man until we have walked a mile in his shoes. As with so much received wisdom – from judging books by their covers to the relative exchange rate for birds in hands and bushes – this is of course rubbish." Robin Wilkinson. Western Mail, Oct 30 2012.

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    Derived terms

    * received wisdom * well-received

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