reparation
(noun)
noun
1. compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury
- an act for which there is no reparation
Definition categories: possession, compensation
2. (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors
- Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after World War I
Definition categories: possession, compensation
3. the act of putting something in working order again
Similar word(s): fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, repair
Definition categories: act, improvement
4. something done or paid in expiation of a wrong
Similar word(s): amends
Definition categories: act, atonement, expiation, propitiation
Sentences with reparation as a noun:
- the reparation of a bridge or of a highway