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- DictionaryRep·a·ra·tion/ˌrepəˈrāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged: "the courts required a convicted offender to make financial reparation to his victim"
- 2. the action of repairing something: archaic "the old hall was pulled down to avoid the cost of reparation"
1. a. : a repairing or keeping in repair. b. reparations plural : repairs. 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.
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: The U.S. government eventually disbursed reparations to Japanese Americans who had been interned during World War II.
REPARATION meaning: 1. payment for harm or damage: 2. payments made by a defeated nation after a war to pay for…. Learn more.
REPARATION definition: 1. payment for harm or damage: 2. payments made by a defeated nation after a war to pay for…. Learn more.
noun. the act of putting something in working order again. synonyms: fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, repair. see more. the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads. the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it. activity involved in maintaining something in good working order.
1. the act or process of making amends: an injury admitting of no reparation. 2. ( 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.
REPARATION meaning: 1 : money that a country or group that loses a war pays because of the damage, injury, deaths, etc., it has caused; 2 : something that is done or given as a way of correcting a mistake that you have made or a bad situation that you have caused.
