Question

A grocery trip on a Friday afternoon is often the most stressful kind of trip a person can make. That day has one of the highest amounts of traffic because it is the end of the work week and many times, pay day. Lines to check out can take up to an hour to just to reach up front. Some causes for the delay are that people want to redeem coupons for a discount while others have to replace damaged items—both of these tasks take time. Therefore, Fridays should be avoided just to elude an unnecessary stress.
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Read the following sentence from the passage.

Some causes for the delay are that people want to redeem coupons for a discount while others have to replace damaged items—both of these tasks take time.

Based on the context, what does the word redeem mean?
A.
change for the better
B.
buy something back
C.
free from ransom with payment
D.
exchange something for money

Answer 1

D. exchange something for money — here "redeem" means to exchange a coupon for its monetary value (a discount).