reparation
[ rep-uh-rey-shuhn ]
/ ˌrɛp əˈreɪ ʃən /
noun
the making of amends for wrong or injury done: reparation for an injustice.
Usually reparations.
compensation in money, material, labor, etc., payable by a defeated country to another country or to an individual for loss suffered during or as a result of war.
restoration to good condition.
Origin of reparation
SYNONYMS FOR reparation
3 renewal, renovation; repair.
OTHER WORDS FROM reparation
non·rep·a·ra·tion, nounWords nearby reparation
repairman,
repairperson,
repairwoman,
repand,
reparable,
reparation,
reparative,
reparative dentin,
repartee,
repartition,
repass
Example sentences from the Web for reparation
British Dictionary definitions for reparation
reparation
/ (ˌrɛpəˈreɪʃən) /
noun
the act or process of making amends
an injury admitting of no reparation
(usually plural)
compensation exacted as an indemnity from a defeated nation by the victors: esp the compensation demanded of Germany by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I
the act or process of repairing or state of having been repaired
Derived forms of reparation
reparative (rɪˈpærətɪv) or reparatory, adjectiveWord Origin for reparation
C14
reparacioun, ultimately from Latin
reparāre to
repair
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Cultural definitions for reparation
reparation
Compensation demanded by a victorious nation from a defeated nation. Reparations can be in the form of goods or money.