reparation

/,repə'reiʃn/
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reparation

Germany paid reparations to other countries after the war.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Compensation given or received for a wrong or injury: "Reparation" refers to something done or given to make amends for a wrong, damage, or loss that has been caused.
    • The act of repairing or restoring something to good condition: It can also mean the process of fixing or mending something that is broken or damaged.
    • (Usually plural) Payments demanded from a defeated nation: In historical and political contexts, "reparations" often refers to the compensation, typically monetary, that a victorious country requires from a defeated country after a war.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The company offered financial reparation to the victims of the accident.
    • The reparation of the ancient monument took several years.
    • The treaty imposed heavy war reparations on the defeated nation.
Advanced Usage
  • "Make reparation for": to compensate or make amends for a wrong.
    • He sought to make reparation for his past mistakes.
  • "Beyond reparation": damaged to such an extent that it cannot be fixed or compensated for.
    • The trust between them was broken beyond reparation.
Variants and Related Words
  • Reparative (adj): relating to or effecting repair or reparation.
    • The process has a reparative effect on the community.
  • Repair (v/n): the more common verb and noun for fixing something. "Reparation" is often used for more formal, legal, or moral contexts of making amends.
Synonyms
  • Compensation: Something, typically money, awarded to someone for loss, suffering, or injury.
  • Restitution: The restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner, or recompense for injury or loss.
  • Redress: Remedying or setting right an undesirable or unfair situation.
  • Amends: Compensation for a loss or wrong.
Related Phrases
  • War reparations: (Compound noun) Compensation payments made after a war by the defeated country.
    • The war reparations crippled the nation's economy for decades.
  • Reparations movement: (Compound noun) A social or political campaign seeking compensation for historical injustices.
    • She is an advocate for the reparations movement.
Related Idioms
  • Atonement and reparation: Often used together in religious or moral contexts to describe the act of making amends for sins or wrongs.
    • His life's work was an act of atonement and reparation for his youth.
reparation

Germany paid reparations to other countries after the war.

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

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