reparation

Reparation is defined as anything pad or done to make up for a wrongdoing, or the act of making up for a wrongdoing.

(noun)

An example of a reparation is money paid for an item broken in a store.

See reparation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a repairing or being repaired; restoration to good condition
a making of amends; making up for a wrong or injury
1. anything paid or done to make up for something else; compensation
2. compensation by a nation defeated in a war for economic losses suffered by the victor or for crimes committed against individuals, payable in money, labor, goods, etc.

Origin: ME reparacion < MFr < LL reparatio < pp. of L reparare: see repair

See reparation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act or process of repairing or the condition of being repaired.
The act or process of making amends; expiation.
Something done or paid to compensate or make amends.
reparations Compensation or remuneration required from a defeated nation as indemnity for damage or injury during a war.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English reparacion

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Late Latin reparātiō, reparātiōn-, restoration

Origin: , from Latin reparātus

Origin: , past participle of reparāre, to repair; see repair¹

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