The term redemption has different uses in the finance and business world, depending on the context. In finance, redemption describes the repayment of any money market fixed-income security at or before the asset's maturity date. Investors can make redemptions by selling part or all of their investments such as shares, bonds, or mutual funds. In business and marketing, however, consumers often redeem coupons and gift cards for products and services.People who invest in fixed-income securities receive regular interest payments at a fixed value. These instruments can be redeemed before or on the maturity date. If redeemed at the time of maturity, an investor receives the par value or the face value of the security.Corporations that issue bonds or other securities may pay investors a redemption value when they buy back their securities on or before the maturity date. Interest payments generally stop before they do this. The redemption value is typically higher than a bond's par value. The redemption of these bonds, referred to as called bonds, is at a premium price above par.For a mutual fund investor to make a redemption, the investor must inform their fund manager of their request. The manager must process the request within a certain amount of time and distribute the funds to the investor. The amount owed to the investor is normally the current market value of their shares less any fees and other charges.