<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an act of atoning for guilt, a fault, or a mistake, or the state of having atoned.</li><li>an act or the state of being rescued.</li><li>Christianity: deliverance from sin; salvation.</li><li>repurchase of something sold, such as to a pawn shop.</li><li>paying off, as of a mortgage, bond, or note.</li><li>recovery by payment, as of something pledged.</li><li>conversion of paper money into coins.</li></ul>