Definitions of reparation:

  • noun:   something done or paid in expiation of a wrong
  • noun:   (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors
    Example: "Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after Wordl War I"
  • noun:   compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury
    Example: "An act for which there is no reparation"
  • noun:   the act of putting something in working order again