Reparations

n. remuneration or compensation for war requested from a defeated nation as indemnity for damage during a war

n. restoration to good condition; compensation for a past injury; act of repairing, correction of problems or malfunctions

Reparation may refer to:War reparationsWorld War I reparations, made from Germany due to the signing of the Treaty of VersaillesReparations Agreement between Israel and West Germany, Holocaust reparationsReparation (legal), the legal philosophyReparations for slaveryThe Living Corpse aka Reparation, a play by Leo TolstoyReparation (theological), a theological conceptReparation (album), a Reggae album by musician Eddy Grant
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Noun
1. compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury; "an act for which there is no reparation"
(hypernym) compensation
(derivation) compensate, recompense, repair, indemnify
2. (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors; "Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after Wordl War I"
(hypernym) compensation
(classification) plural, plural form
3. the act of putting something in working order again
(synonym) repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending
(hypernym) improvement
(hyponym) darning
(derivation) repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
4. something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; "how can I make amends"
(synonym) amends
(hypernym) expiation, atonement, propitiation
(derivation) compensate, recompense, repair, indemnify

n. reparation, atonement, mending; repair, satisfaction

Parties that are wronged during a futures or options transaction may be awarded compensation through the CFTC's claims procedure. This compensation is known as reparations because it "repairs" the wronged party.