REPARATION


Meaning of REPARATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ repəreɪʃ(ə)n ]

( reparations)

1.

Reparations are sums of money that are paid after a war by the defeated country for the damage and injuries it caused in other countries.

Israel accepted billions of dollars in war reparations.

N-UNCOUNT : also N in pl

2.

Reparation is help or payment that someone gives you for damage, loss, or suffering that they have caused you.

There is a clear demand amongst victims for some sort of reparation from offenders.

N-UNCOUNT

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