reparation
- Main Entry:
- rep·a·ra·tion
- Pronunciation:
- \ˌre-pə-ˈrā-shən\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- Middle English reparacion, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin reparation-, reparatio, from Latin reparare
- Date:
- 14th century
2 a: the act of making amends, offering expiation, or giving satisfaction for a wrong or injury b: something done or given as amends or satisfaction
3: the payment of damages : indemnification; specifically : compensation in money or materials payable by a defeated nation for damages to or expenditures sustained by another nation as a result of hostilities with the defeated nation —usually used in plural
Merriam-Webster
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