[n] something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; "how can I make amends"
[n] the act of putting something in working order again
[n] (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors; "Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after Wordl War I"
[n] compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury; "an act for which there is no reparation"