redress

🇺🇸 /rɪˈdres/ 🇬🇧 /rɪˈdres/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

to make something right that was wrong

The company tried to redress the customer's complaint by offering a refund.

noun
R

what you receive to fix a wrong or harm done to you

The company offered him money as redress for the mistake made.

translation

v. to make something right that was wrong
n. what you receive to fix a wrong or harm done to you

Word Forms

3rd Present redresses
Progressive redressing
Past redressed
Perfect redressed
Plural redresses