Word of the day · Tuesday 28 July 2026
Reparation
noun (usually in the plural) A payment of time, effort or money to undo past transgression(s).
Definition from the free dictionary API.
Meaning:
1. The act of making amends for a wrong you did — fixing damage, apologizing, or compensating someone
2. Money or payment given to make up for harm, loss, or injury
Pronounced: rep-uh-RAY-shun
Comes from Latin reparare = "to restore, repair"
Sentence:
After the company polluted the river, the court ordered them to pay reparation to the nearby villages and clean up the water.
Other examples:
• She offered a sincere apology and financial reparation to make up for breaking his laptop.
• After the war, the country demanded reparations from the defeated nation.
Quick way to remember:
Reparation = Repair + Action. It’s what you do to "repair" a wrong.
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