Redeemed

  • 91First-born, Redemption of —    From the beginning the office of the priesthood in each family belonged to the eldest son. But when the extensive plan of sacrificial worship was introduced, requiring a company of men to be exclusively devoted to this ministry, the primitive… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 92HART, William S. — (1864–1946)    After Broncho Billy Anderson, William S. Hart was the second great Western star, and he had an influence on the genre far beyond the silent era. Born in New York, Hart set out early to travel the West and learn from the quickly… …

    Westerns in Cinema

  • 93certificate of deposit — ( CD) A time deposit with a specific maturity evidenced by a certificate. Chicago Board of Trade glossary ( CD) A large time deposit with a bank, having a specific maturity date and yield stated on the certificate. CDs usually are issued with… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 94callable bond — A bond that the issuer has the right to redeem prior to maturity. Some callable bonds may be redeemed on a single call date while others have multiple call dates. Some callable bonds may be redeemed at par while others can only be redeemed at a… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 95National Savings Certificates — Issued by the UK government s National Savings department. These are certificates which are held for five years by an investor before being redeemed. No interest is paid over the five years. On redemption, all the proceeds are free of tax. If the …

    Financial and business terms

  • 96preference shares — Shares in a company which usually receive a fixed dividend each year and which, if redeemed, are redeemed at par value. Although the dividend ( dividends) is fixed, it is not guaranteed. However, if the company fails to pay ( passes ) the… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 97redemption — Deliverance by a ‘redeemer’ from some evil by paying a price. Slaves could be redeemed (released) by that means. If an ox gored someone to death, the irresponsible owner was liable to execution, but a ransom could be paid to rescue him… …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 98redeem — [[t]rɪdi͟ːm[/t]] redeems, redeeming, redeemed 1) VERB If you redeem yourself or your reputation, you do something that makes people have a good opinion of you again after you have behaved or performed badly. [V n] He had realized the mistake he… …

    English dictionary

  • 99redeem — verb 1) the whimsical artwork redeems the book Syn: save, compensate for the defects of, vindicate 2) he fully redeemed himself in the next race Syn: vindicate, free from blame, absolve 3) you cannot redeem their sins Syn …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 100redeem — UK [rɪˈdiːm] / US [rɪˈdɪm] verb [transitive] Word forms redeem : present tense I/you/we/they redeem he/she/it redeems present participle redeeming past tense redeemed past participle redeemed 1) to improve something that is not very good by… …

    English dictionary