reparation

🇺🇸 /ˌrepəˈreɪʃn/ 🇬🇧 /ˌrepəˈreɪʃn/
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noun
R

Money paid by a country after losing a war to fix the harm it caused.

The country agreed to pay reparation for the destruction caused during the war.

R

Doing something or giving something to show you're sorry for causing suffering.

The company offered free services as a reparation for the inconvenience caused to their customers.

translation

n. Money paid by a country after losing a war to fix the harm it caused.; Doing something or giving something to show you're sorry for causing suffering.

Word Forms

Plural reparations