What is another word for conscience money?

Pronunciation: [kˈɒnʃəns mˈʌnɪ] (IPA)

Conscience money is a term that refers to money given as a way of making amends for past wrongdoings. It is often used as a way for individuals to ease their guilty conscience by repaying money they may have stolen or received unfairly. Synonyms for conscience money include reparation, restitution, compensation, reimbursement, and indemnification. These terms all have slightly different connotations, but ultimately refer to the act of making up for past mistakes with monetary compensation. Whether motivated by guilt, remorse, or a desire to right a wrong, giving conscience money can be a way of redeeming oneself and correcting past injustices.

What are the hypernyms for Conscience money?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Conscience money?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for conscience money (as nouns)

Famous quotes with Conscience money

  • The cure for poverty has a name, in fact: it's called the empowerment of women. If you give women some control over the rate at which they reproduce, if you give them some say, take them off the animal cycle of reproduction to which nature and some doctrine—religious doctrine condemns them, and then if you'll throw in a handful of seeds perhaps and some credit, the floor of everything in that village, not just poverty, but education, health, and optimism will increase. It doesn't matter; try it in Bangladesh, try it in Bolivia, it works—works all the time. Name me one religion that stands for that, or ever has. Wherever you look in the world and you try to remove the shackles of ignorance and disease stupidity from women, it is invariably the clericy that stands in the way, or in the case of—now, furthermore, if you are going to grant this to Catholic charities, say, which I would hope are doing a lot of work in Africa, if I was a member of a church that had preached that AIDS was not as bad as condoms, I'd be putting some conscience money into Africa too, I must say.
    Christopher Hitchens

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