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What is "amends" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does amends mean in English? Meaning of amends definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "amends" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "amends": a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

Noun

  • Meaning: a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
  • Synonyms: amends damages indemnification indemnity redress restitution
  • Hyponyms: actual damages atonement compensatory damages exemplary damages expiation general damages nominal damages punitive damages relief satisfaction smart money
  • Hypernyms: compensation

    • Pronunciation in US: /ʌˈmɛnds/

    Meaning of "amends": something done or paid in expiation of a wrong

    Noun

  • Meaning: something done or paid in expiation of a wrong
  • Example: how can I make amends
  • Synonyms: amends reparation
  • Hypernyms: atonement expiation propitiation

    • Pronunciation in US: /ʌˈmɛnds/

    Synonyms:

    reparation, redress, apology, restitution, quittance, indemnification, reprisal, satisfaction, atonement, restoration, recompense, indemnity, requital, expiation,

    Antonyms:

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