Dictionary definition · reparation
noun
- compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury"an act for which there is no reparation"
- (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors"Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after World War I"
- the act of putting something in working order again
- something done or paid in expiation of a wrong"how can I make amends"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).