Reparation
WordNet
noun
(1) Something done or paid in expiation of a wrong
"How can I make amends"
(2) The act of putting something in working order again
(3) (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors
"Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after World War I"
(4) Compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury
"An act for which there is no reparation"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A payment of time, effort or money to undue past transgression(s).
- The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway.
Synonyms
- restoration
- repair
- restitution
- compensation
- amends
- satisfaction
Verb
(usually reparate)
- To make payment of time, effort or money to undo past transgression(s).