- plural of reparation.
reparations
Example Sentences
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San Francisco, Detroit and other cities have considered reparations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
The war ended in 1945, but questions surrounding reparations, expellees, prisoners of war and borders would complicate relations between Moscow and the two Germanies for years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
It follows a landmark UN resolution earlier in March which recognised transatlantic slavery as the "gravest crime against humanity", urging UN member states to contribute to a reparations fund.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
A 19-point reparations plan has been endorsed as part of the "Next Steps" conference in the Ghanaian capital of Accra.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
As punishment, the Soviets wanted Germany to pay high reparations and to be forbidden to rebuild their factories and farms.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
