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Reparation

  1. noun

    (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors

    “Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after World War I”

  2. noun

    compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury

    “an act for which there is no reparation”

  3. noun

    the act of putting something in working order again

    Similar: repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending

  4. noun

    something done or paid in expiation of a wrong

    “how can I make amends”

    Similar: amends

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