reparation

[ rep-uh-rey-shuhn ]
/ ˌrɛp əˈreɪ ʃən /
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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.
repair1(def 7).

Origin of reparation

1350–1400; Middle English reparacion < Middle French < Late Latin reparātiōn- (stem of reparātiō), equivalent to Latin reparāt(us) (past participle of reparāre to repair1; see -ate1) + -iōn- -ion

SYNONYMS FOR reparation

1 indemnification, atonement, satisfaction, compensation. See redress.
3 renewal, renovation; repair.
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OTHER WORDS FROM reparation

non·rep·a·ra·tion, noun

Words nearby reparation

repairman, repairperson, repairwoman, repand, reparable, reparation, reparative, reparative dentin, repartee, repartition, repass

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Words related to reparations

apology, renewal, redress, repayment, atonement, indemnity, payment, restitution, remuneration, retribution, repair, settlement, redemption, quittance, indemnification, emolument, reprisal, satisfaction, penance, reward

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British Dictionary definitions for reparations

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, adjective

Word Origin for reparation

C14 reparacioun, ultimately from Latin reparāre to repair 1

Cultural definitions for reparations

reparation

Compensation demanded by a victorious nation from a defeated nation. Reparations can be in the form of goods or money.

notes for reparation

After World War I, heavy reparation debts were imposed on Germany by Britain, France, and the other victorious nations. Resentment over these reparations aided the rise of Adolf Hitler.