reparation

英 [,repə'reɪʃ(ə)n] 美[ˌrepəˈreɪʃn]

• n. 赔偿；修理；赔款

1. compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury;

"an act for which there is no reparation"

2. (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors;

"Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after Wordl War I"

3. the act of putting something in working order again

4. something done or paid in expiation of a wrong;

"how can I make amends"