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" ;