amends
So you blew the surprise party by mentioning it in passing to the birthday girl. Now, you have to do something to make amends, or reparations, to the boyfriend who worked all day to set up the party.
When you make amends, you mend something you have damaged, like a deal, or relationship. Maybe, your cupcake shop was panned by a food critic in the paper, but he never went to your store, he went to that awful cupcake shop across the street. The critic should make amends by printing a retraction.
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something done or paid in expiation of a wrong“how can I make amends”
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synonyms:
reparation
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type of:
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atonement, expiation, propitiation
the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
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atonement, expiation, propitiation
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a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
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synonyms:
damages, indemnification, indemnity, redress, restitution
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types:
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relief
(law) redress awarded by a court
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actual damages, compensatory damages, general damages
(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
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nominal damages
(law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract)
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exemplary damages, punitive damages, smart money
(law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)
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atonement, expiation, satisfaction
compensation for a wrong
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double damages
twice the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to
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treble damages
three times the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to
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type of:
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compensation
something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
Vocabulary lists containing amends
Teenagers Penelope and Xander navigate first love and family matters while working at Penelope's father's restaurant.
After hearing a story about women in her Scottish village being tried as witches during the 16th century, eleven-year-old Addie starts to draw parallels between history and her own present-day experiences of being bullied for autism.
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