Noun
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something done or paid in expiation of a wrong
"how can I make amends"
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the act of putting something in working order again
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(usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors
"Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after World War I"
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compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury
"an act for which there is no reparation"