What is another word for reparations?

Pronunciation: [ɹɪpɐɹˈe͡ɪʃənz] (IPA)

Reparations refer to compensation or reimbursement for damages or losses incurred. Some synonyms for reparations include restitution, retribution, compensation, redress, indemnification, amends, and reimbursement. Restitution refers to the act of restoring something that was lost or stolen to its rightful owner. Retribution signifies punishment or retaliation for wrongdoing. Compensation means monetary or non-monetary benefits given to make up for the losses suffered. Redress suggests the act of addressing grievances or resolving disputes. Indemnification implies protection against loss or damage. Amends indicates attempts to make right the wrongs that have been committed. Finally, reimbursement refers to repayment of expenses or losses incurred.

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Usage examples for Reparations

Verily, in the next century the city must make reparations for its 5,000 years of wickedness.
"Down-with-the-Cities"
Nakashima, Tadashi
These once acquired, no further outlay will be needed except for the necessary reparations.
"In-Darkest-England-and-the-Way-Out"
Booth, William
But there is no parallel between Germany in 1920 and France in 1870. The reparations Commission has only succeeded in proving its incompetence.
"Psycho-Phone Messages"
Francis Grierson

Famous quotes with Reparations

  • That was the principle of reparations to which President Truman agreed at Potsdam. And the United States will not agree to the taking from Germany of greater reparations than was provided by the Potsdam Agreement.
    James F. Byrnes
  • It is true that Mr. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, after which there was a commitment to give 40 acres and a mule. That's where the argument, to this day, of reparations starts. We never got the 40 acres. We went all the way to Herbert Hoover, and we never got the 40 acres. We didn't get the mule. So we decided we'd ride this donkey as far as it would take us.
    Al Sharpton
  • The committee's work is not about whether or how we should pay reparations. That was never the intent nor will the payment of reparations be the outcome. This is an effort designed to involve the campus community in a discovery of the meaning of our past.
    Ruth J. Simmons
  • Being black, I'm involved in the reparations movement. It's focused toward the African-American audience. We could begin to heal.
    Cassandra Wilson
  • There is fear as to whether Japan, reduced to such a predicament, could ever manage to pay reparations to certain designated Allied Powers without shifting the burden upon the other Allied Powers.
    Shigeru Yoshida

Related words: reparations for slavery, slavery reparations, reparations for the Holocaust, Jewish reparations, Irish famine reparations, black reparations

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