compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury; an act for which there is no reparation'

(usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors; Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after World War I'

the act of putting something in working order again

[ Syn: repair , fix , fixing , fixture , mend , mending ]

something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; how can I make amends

[ Syn: amends ]