Redeem vs Refund - What's the difference?
redeem | refund |
To recover ownership of something by buying it back.
To liberate by payment of a ransom.
To set free by force.
To save, rescue
To clear, release from debt or blame
To expiate, atone (for ...)
(finance) To convert (some bond or security) into cash
To save from a state of sin (and from its consequences).
To repair, restore
To reform, change (for the better)
To restore the reputation or honour of oneself or something.
(archaic) To reclaim
To return (money) to (someone); to reimburse.
(obsolete) To supply again with funds.
(obsolete, rare) To pour back.
An amount of money returned.
In transitive terms the difference between redeem and refund
is that redeem is to restore the reputation or honour of oneself or something while refund is to return (money) to (someone); to reimburse.As a noun refund is
an amount of money returned.redeem
English
Verb
(en verb)Synonyms
* (recover ownership) buy back, repurchaseAntonyms
* abandonDerived terms
* redeem oneself * redeemable * redeemably * redeemer * unredeemable * unredeemably * unredeemedrefund
English
Verb
(en verb)- A governor, that had pillaged the people, was sentenced to refund what he had wrongfully taken. — L'Estrange.
- If you find this computer for sale anywhere at a lower price, we'll refund you the difference.
- to refund a railroad loan
- Were the humours of the eye tinctured with any colour, they would refund that colour upon the object. — Ray.
Noun
(en noun)- If the camera is faulty, you can return it to the store where you bought it for a refund.