[rep.a.ra.tion] n [ME , fr. MF, fr. LL reparation-, reparatio, fr. L reparare] (14c) 1 a: a repairing or keeping in repair b pl: repairs
2. a: the act of making amends, offering expiation, or giving satisfaction for a wrong or injury b: something done or given as amends or satisfaction
3: the payment of damages: indemnification; specif: compensation in money or materials payable by a defeated nation for damages to or expenditures sustained by another nation as a result of hostilities with the defeated nation--usu. used in pl.