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