amends
Compensation for an injury or lossCompensation for an injury or loss; recompense; reparation.
Meaning
1 sensesCompensation for an injury or loss; recompense; reparation.
Amends were made for the damage and no charges were filed.
No amends were forthcoming even after we'd proven they were in the wrong.
Wiedergutmachung, Schadensersatz, Schadensausgleich
компенса́цияkompensácija
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
Translations
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Origin
From French amendes, plural of amende. Compare with amende.From French amendes, plural of amende. Compare with amende.
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Forms
plural: amendsesSynonyms
20 synonyms- something done or paid in expiation of a wrong:reparation
- a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury:damagesindemnityindemnificationrestitutionredress
See also
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