Repay vs Redeem - What's the difference?
repay | redeem |
To pay back.
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
As verbs the difference between repay and redeem
is that repay is to pay back while redeem is to recover ownership of something by buying it back.repay
English
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- I finally repaid my student loans, just before sending my kids to college.