Redeem is a transitive verb that means rescue, to redeem, remove something or someone from someone else's power or domain.
The act of redeeming is related to deliverance or salvation or the act that makes an event forgotten. It can also mean the end of a charge or buying something back.
There are several legal expressions with the verb remir, such as:
- redeem the mortgage: extinction of this obligation upon payment;
- redeem the execution: Under the law, it means that someone made the payment of a debt, ending their obligation. This has to be done before the disposal or adjudication of the assets;
- redeem the good: occurs when someone redeems an asset that had been pledged by the courts.
redeem and redeem
There is a frequent doubt between the verbs to redeem and to remit. Likewise, the equivalent nouns, remission and remission, appear. These two words are homophones, that is, they have the same pronunciation and different meanings.
Redemption is related to redeeming and expresses relief upon payment, while remission (related to redeeming) means deliverance thanks to the pardon of the creed, for example.
redeem time
The expression "to redeem the time" can be found in some translations of the Bible, more specifically in the passage in Ephesians 5:15-16. In other translations this expression appears as "seizing every opportunity".
Thus, redeeming time means having power over our time, redeeming it and using it wisely for the things that are truly important.