reparation meaning and definition

REPARATION noun

Definition of reparation (noun)

1. compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury
   • "an act for which there is no reparation"
2. (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors
   • "Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after World War I"
3. the act of putting something in working order again
   • synonyms: fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, repair
4. something done or paid in expiation of a wrong
   • "how can I make amends"
   • synonyms: amends