reparation

UK: /ˌrɛpəˈreɪʃ^ən/ US: /ˌrɛpəˈreɪʃən/ ,(rep′ə rā′shən)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

rep•a•ra•tion /ˌrɛpəˈreɪʃən/   n. 

1. [uncountable] the act of repaying or of making up for losses, wrong acts, or injuries.
2. Government Usually, reparations. [plural] the money or other payment made by a defeated nation to the victor for loss suffered during war.

See -pare¹-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

rep•a•ra•tion  (rep′ə rā′shən), n. 

1. the making of amends for wrong or injury done:
   reparation for an injustice.
2. Government Usually, reparations. compensation in money, material, labor, etc., payable by a defeated country to another country or to an individual for loss suffered during or as a result of war.
3. restoration to good condition.
4. Business repair¹ (def. 7).

• Late Latin reparātiōn- (stem of reparātiō), equivalent. to Latin reparāt(us) (past participle of reparāre to repair¹; see -ate¹) + -iōn- -ion
• Middle French
• Middle English reparacion 1350–1400

Synonyms

• 1. indemnification, atonement, satisfaction, compensation. See redress. 
• 3. renewal, renovation; repair.

Antonyms

• 3. destruction.

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reparation / ˌrɛpəˈreɪʃən/ noun

1. the act or process of making amends
2. (usually plural) compensation exacted as an indemnity from a defeated nation by the victors: esp the compensation demanded of Germany by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I
3. the act or process of repairing or state of having been repaired

Etymology: 14th Century reparacioun, ultimately from Latin reparāre to repair¹

reparative / rɪˈpærətɪv/, reˈparatory adjective