noun
    
    plural -tions
    
    the act, process, or result of redeeming something or someone: such as
    
    [noncount] :the act of making something better or more acceptable
    
    
    
    
    
    the act of exchanging something for money, an award, etc. [count]
    
    
    
    
    
    [noncount] Christianity :the act of saving people from sin and evil