"reparations" in the noun sense
1. reparation
compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury
"an act for which there is no reparation"
2. reparation
usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors
"Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after World War I"
3. repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation
the act of putting something in working order again
4. reparation, amends
something done or paid in expiation of a wrong
"how can I make amends"
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