Something to make up for loss or damage

• amends

  1. (Law) Abbreviation of amendments.
  2. Recompense for grievance or injury:
  3. Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation.

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  1. (Law) Abbreviation of amendments.
  2. Recompense for grievance or injury:
  3. Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation.

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• compensation

  1. (Psychology) The act of consciously or unconsciously changing one's behavior to offset a real or imagined deficiency, as in personality or physical ability.
  2. Something, such as money, given or received as payment or reparation, as for a service or loss.
  3. Payment for services; esp., wages or remuneration

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  1. (Psychology) The act of consciously or unconsciously changing one's behavior to offset a real or imagined deficiency, as in personality or physical ability.
  2. Something, such as money, given or received as payment or reparation, as for a service or loss.
  3. Payment for services; esp., wages or remuneration

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• indemnification

  1. (Law) indemnity
  2. The act of indemnifying.
  3. The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty.

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  1. (Law) indemnity
  2. The act of indemnifying.
  3. The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty.

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• indemnity

  1. Protection or insurance against loss, damage, etc.
  2. An exemption from liability for damages resulting from specified conduct, as in a contract indemnifying a party for the performance of certain actions.
  3. Legal exemption from penalties or liabilities incurred by one's actions

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  1. Protection or insurance against loss, damage, etc.
  2. An exemption from liability for damages resulting from specified conduct, as in a contract indemnifying a party for the performance of certain actions.
  3. Legal exemption from penalties or liabilities incurred by one's actions

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• offset

  1. A bend in a pipe, bar, or other straight continuous piece made to allow it to pass around an obstruction.
  2. (Mech.) A curve or bend in a metal bar, pipe, etc. to permit it to pass an obstruction
  3. A short distance measured perpendicularly from the main line in surveying, used to help in calculating the area of an irregular plot.

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  1. A bend in a pipe, bar, or other straight continuous piece made to allow it to pass around an obstruction.
  2. (Mech.) A curve or bend in a metal bar, pipe, etc. to permit it to pass an obstruction
  3. A short distance measured perpendicularly from the main line in surveying, used to help in calculating the area of an irregular plot.

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• quittance

  1. A discharge from a debt or obligation; a document that shows this discharge
  2. Payment of a debt or obligation.
  3. Recompense; repayment; reprisal

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  1. A discharge from a debt or obligation; a document that shows this discharge
  2. Payment of a debt or obligation.
  3. Recompense; repayment; reprisal

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• recompense

  1. Something given or done to make up for a loss, injury, etc.; compensation
  2. Amends made, as for damage or loss.
  3. Payment in return for something, such as a service.

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  1. Something given or done to make up for a loss, injury, etc.; compensation
  2. Amends made, as for damage or loss.
  3. Payment in return for something, such as a service.

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• redress

  1. The act of redressing; rectification or reformation.
  2. The act of redressing; a making right; reformation; correction; amendment.
  3. A compensation or satisfaction, as for a wrong done

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  1. The act of redressing; rectification or reformation.
  2. The act of redressing; a making right; reformation; correction; amendment.
  3. A compensation or satisfaction, as for a wrong done

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• reimbursement

  1. (Business, management, accounting) The act of compensating someone for an expense.

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  1. (Business, management, accounting) The act of compensating someone for an expense.

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• remuneration

  1. The act of remunerating
  2. Something, such as a payment, that remunerates.
  3. That which remunerates; reward; pay; recompense; compensation

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  1. The act of remunerating
  2. Something, such as a payment, that remunerates.
  3. That which remunerates; reward; pay; recompense; compensation

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• reparation

  1. Compensation or remuneration, as for damage or economic loss, required from a nation defeated in war.
  2. The act or process of repairing or the condition of being repaired.
  3. Compensation by a nation defeated in a war for economic losses suffered by the victor or for crimes committed against individuals, payable in money, labor, goods, etc.

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  1. Compensation or remuneration, as for damage or economic loss, required from a nation defeated in war.
  2. The act or process of repairing or the condition of being repaired.
  3. Compensation by a nation defeated in a war for economic losses suffered by the victor or for crimes committed against individuals, payable in money, labor, goods, etc.

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• repayment

  1. The money or other resource that is repaid
  2. The act of repaying

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  1. The money or other resource that is repaid
  2. The act of repaying

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• requital

  1. Retaliation or reprisal; vengeance.
  2. Something given or done in return; repayment, reward, retaliation, or compensation
  3. Return, as for an injury or friendly act.

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  1. Retaliation or reprisal; vengeance.
  2. Something given or done in return; repayment, reward, retaliation, or compensation
  3. Return, as for an injury or friendly act.

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• restitution

  1. (Law) A process of compensation for losses.
  2. A return to a former condition or situation
  3. That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroyed; compensation.

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  1. (Law) A process of compensation for losses.
  2. A return to a former condition or situation
  3. That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroyed; compensation.

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• setoff

  1. A counterbalancing debt claimed by a debtor against a creditor
  2. (Finance) The situation where a bank or similar organisation repays itself money owed by an accountholder out of his or her account.
  3. A claim for this

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  1. A counterbalancing debt claimed by a debtor against a creditor
  2. (Finance) The situation where a bank or similar organisation repays itself money owed by an accountholder out of his or her account.
  3. A claim for this

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The act of satisfying

• gratification

  1. A gratifying or being gratified
  2. (Archaic) Reward or recompense for services or benefits
  3. Something that gratifies; cause for satisfaction

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  1. A gratifying or being gratified
  2. (Archaic) Reward or recompense for services or benefits
  3. Something that gratifies; cause for satisfaction

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• fulfillment

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• achievement

  1. The process of achieving something:
  2. A thing achieved, esp. by skill, work, courage, etc.; feat
  3. Something that has been achieved, especially by means of skill or perseverance:

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  1. The process of achieving something:
  2. A thing achieved, esp. by skill, work, courage, etc.; feat
  3. Something that has been achieved, especially by means of skill or perseverance:

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• reparation

  1. Compensation or remuneration, as for damage or economic loss, required from a nation defeated in war.
  2. Compensation by a nation defeated in a war for economic losses suffered by the victor or for crimes committed against individuals, payable in money, labor, goods, etc.
  3. The act or process of repairing or the condition of being repaired.

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  1. Compensation or remuneration, as for damage or economic loss, required from a nation defeated in war.
  2. Compensation by a nation defeated in a war for economic losses suffered by the victor or for crimes committed against individuals, payable in money, labor, goods, etc.
  3. The act or process of repairing or the condition of being repaired.

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• atonement

  1. (Obs.) Agreement or reconciliation
  2. Amends or reparation made for an injury or wrong; expiation.
  3. (--- Christianity) The reconciliation of God and humans brought about by the redemptive life and death of Jesus.

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  1. (Obs.) Agreement or reconciliation
  2. Amends or reparation made for an injury or wrong; expiation.
  3. (--- Christianity) The reconciliation of God and humans brought about by the redemptive life and death of Jesus.

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• settlement

  1. (Architecture) The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
  2. The act or process of settling:
  3. An arrangement or agreement reached, as in business proceedings or negotiating a dispute:

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  1. (Architecture) The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
  2. The act or process of settling:
  3. An arrangement or agreement reached, as in business proceedings or negotiating a dispute:

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• recompense

  1. Something given or done to make up for a loss, injury, etc.; compensation
  2. Payment in return for something, such as a service.
  3. Amends made, as for damage or loss.

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  1. Something given or done to make up for a loss, injury, etc.; compensation
  2. Payment in return for something, such as a service.
  3. Amends made, as for damage or loss.

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• compensation

  1. The act of compensating or the state of being compensated.
  2. (Psychology) The act of consciously or unconsciously changing one's behavior to offset a real or imagined deficiency, as in personality or physical ability.
  3. (Biol.) The counterbalancing of a defect in the structure or function of a part by greater activity in or development of one or more other parts

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  1. The act of compensating or the state of being compensated.
  2. (Psychology) The act of consciously or unconsciously changing one's behavior to offset a real or imagined deficiency, as in personality or physical ability.
  3. (Biol.) The counterbalancing of a defect in the structure or function of a part by greater activity in or development of one or more other parts

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• amends

  1. (Law) Abbreviation of amendments.
  2. Recompense for grievance or injury:
  3. Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation.

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  1. (Law) Abbreviation of amendments.
  2. Recompense for grievance or injury:
  3. Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation.

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• indemnification

  1. (Law) indemnity
  2. The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty.
  3. The act of indemnifying.

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  1. (Law) indemnity
  2. The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty.
  3. The act of indemnifying.

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• redemption

  1. The payment of an obligation, as a government's payment of the value of its bonds.
  2. Deliverance upon payment of ransom; rescue.
  3. The act of redeeming or the condition of having been redeemed.

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  1. The payment of an obligation, as a government's payment of the value of its bonds.
  2. Deliverance upon payment of ransom; rescue.
  3. The act of redeeming or the condition of having been redeemed.

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• conciliation

  1. The action of bringing peace and harmony; the action of ending strife.
  2. (Law) A form of alternative dispute resolution, similar but less formal than mediation, in which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third party, who helps lower tensions, improve communications and explore possible solutions.

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  1. The action of bringing peace and harmony; the action of ending strife.
  2. (Law) A form of alternative dispute resolution, similar but less formal than mediation, in which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third party, who helps lower tensions, improve communications and explore possible solutions.

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• propitiation

  1. Something that propitiates, especially a conciliatory offering to a god.
  2. The act of propitiating.

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  1. Something that propitiates, especially a conciliatory offering to a god.
  2. The act of propitiating.

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• indulgence

  1. (Roman Catholic Church) The remission of punishment still due, especially in purgatory, for a sin that has been sacramentally absolved.
  2. The action or an instance of indulging:
  3. An extension of time for the payment of a debt or the performance of a duty.

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  1. (Roman Catholic Church) The remission of punishment still due, especially in purgatory, for a sin that has been sacramentally absolved.
  2. The action or an instance of indulging:
  3. An extension of time for the payment of a debt or the performance of a duty.

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• liquidation

  1. A liquidating or being liquidated
  2. The selling of the assets of a business as part of the process of dissolving the business.
  3. The act of exchange of an asset of lesser liquidity with a more liquid one, such as cash.

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  1. A liquidating or being liquidated
  2. The selling of the assets of a business as part of the process of dissolving the business.
  3. The act of exchange of an asset of lesser liquidity with a more liquid one, such as cash.

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• amusement

  1. The condition of being amused
  2. (Countable) An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.
  3. The state of being amused, entertained, or pleased.

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  1. The condition of being amused
  2. (Countable) An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.
  3. The state of being amused, entertained, or pleased.

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The state or feeling of being satisfied

• comfort

  1. Help; assistance:
  2. A condition of well-being, contentment, and security:
  3. A condition or feeling of pleasurable physical ease or relief from pain or stress:

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  1. Help; assistance:
  2. A condition of well-being, contentment, and security:
  3. A condition or feeling of pleasurable physical ease or relief from pain or stress:

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• pleasure

  1. A source of enjoyment or delight:
  2. A pleased feeling; enjoyment; delight; satisfaction
  3. One's preference or wish:

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  1. A source of enjoyment or delight:
  2. A pleased feeling; enjoyment; delight; satisfaction
  3. One's preference or wish:

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• well-being

  1. The state of being healthy, happy, or prosperous; welfare.
  2. Alternative spelling of well-being.
  3. The state of being well, happy, or prosperous; welfare

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  1. The state of being healthy, happy, or prosperous; welfare.
  2. Alternative spelling of well-being.
  3. The state of being well, happy, or prosperous; welfare

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• content

  1. Information, such as text, video, and sound, usually as contrasted with its format of presentation:
  2. (--- Business) Written matter, pictorial images, movies, videos, recorded music, etc. regarded collectively as the source material for merchandise in various, esp. electronic, formats or media
  3. The substance or significance of a written work, especially as contrasted with its form.

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  1. Information, such as text, video, and sound, usually as contrasted with its format of presentation:
  2. (--- Business) Written matter, pictorial images, movies, videos, recorded music, etc. regarded collectively as the source material for merchandise in various, esp. electronic, formats or media
  3. The substance or significance of a written work, especially as contrasted with its form.

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• contentment

  1. The neurophysiological experience of satisfaction and being at ease in one's situation, body, and/or mind.
  2. Happiness in one's situation; satisfaction
  3. A source of satisfaction:

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  1. The neurophysiological experience of satisfaction and being at ease in one's situation, body, and/or mind.
  2. Happiness in one's situation; satisfaction
  3. A source of satisfaction:

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• gladness

  1. The state of being glad; joy.

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  1. The state of being glad; joy.

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• delight

  1. Great pleasure; joy:
  2. (Old Poet.) The power of pleasing
  3. Something that gives great pleasure or enjoyment:

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  1. Great pleasure; joy:
  2. (Old Poet.) The power of pleasing
  3. Something that gives great pleasure or enjoyment:

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• bliss

  1. The ecstasy of salvation; spiritual joy.
  2. (Computing) a programming language used for systems programming primarily on computers produced by Digital Equipment Corporation. Bliss is a parallel language to C, both being derived from B and BCPL
  3. Perfect happiness

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  1. The ecstasy of salvation; spiritual joy.
  2. (Computing) a programming language used for systems programming primarily on computers produced by Digital Equipment Corporation. Bliss is a parallel language to C, both being derived from B and BCPL
  3. Perfect happiness

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• joy

  1. The expression or showing of such feeling
  2. Intense and especially ecstatic or exultant happiness, or an instance of such feeling.
  3. A source or an object of joy:

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  1. The expression or showing of such feeling
  2. Intense and especially ecstatic or exultant happiness, or an instance of such feeling.
  3. A source or an object of joy:

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• happiness

  1. (Archaic) Good luck; good fortune; prosperity.
  2. The emotion of being happy; joy.
  3. Fortuitous elegance; unstudied grace; "” used especially of language.

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  1. (Archaic) Good luck; good fortune; prosperity.
  2. The emotion of being happy; joy.
  3. Fortuitous elegance; unstudied grace; "” used especially of language.

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• relief

  1. (Literature, Drama) Sharp contrast, as of ideas, actions, or events
  2. Something that alleviates pain, distress, or anxiety:
  3. A work of art so made

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  1. (Literature, Drama) Sharp contrast, as of ideas, actions, or events
  2. Something that alleviates pain, distress, or anxiety:
  3. A work of art so made

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• comfort

  1. Help; assistance:
  2. A condition of well-being, contentment, and security:
  3. A condition or feeling of pleasurable physical ease or relief from pain or stress:

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  1. Help; assistance:
  2. A condition of well-being, contentment, and security:
  3. A condition or feeling of pleasurable physical ease or relief from pain or stress:

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• complacency

  1. An instance of contented self-satisfaction.
  2. Quiet satisfaction; contentment; often, specif., self-satisfaction, or smugness
  3. A feeling of contentment or self-satisfaction, especially when coupled with an unawareness of danger, trouble, or controversy.

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  1. An instance of contented self-satisfaction.
  2. Quiet satisfaction; contentment; often, specif., self-satisfaction, or smugness
  3. A feeling of contentment or self-satisfaction, especially when coupled with an unawareness of danger, trouble, or controversy.

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• peace-of-mind

  1. The absence of mental stress or anxiety.

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  1. The absence of mental stress or anxiety.

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• ease

  1. The condition of being comfortable or relieved.
  2. Freedom from difficulty, hardship, or effort:
  3. Freedom from pain, worry, or trouble; comfort

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  1. The condition of being comfortable or relieved.
  2. Freedom from difficulty, hardship, or effort:
  3. Freedom from pain, worry, or trouble; comfort

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• heart's ease

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• serenity

  1. A title given to a reigning prince or similar dignitary.
  2. The quality or state of being serene; calmness; tranquillity
  3. A female given name in general use since the 1990s.

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  1. A title given to a reigning prince or similar dignitary.
  2. The quality or state of being serene; calmness; tranquillity
  3. A female given name in general use since the 1990s.

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• contentedness

  1. The state of being contented

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  1. The state of being contented

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• cheerfulness

  1. The state of being cheerful; joy.

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  1. The state of being cheerful; joy.

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Something that satisfies

• treat

  1. Something, such as one's food or entertainment, that is paid for by someone else.
  2. A source of a special delight or pleasure:
  3. Someone's turn to treat

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  1. Something, such as one's food or entertainment, that is paid for by someone else.
  2. A source of a special delight or pleasure:
  3. Someone's turn to treat

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• entertainment

  1. A show put on for the enjoyment or amusement of others
  2. The pleasure afforded by being entertained; amusement:
  3. An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.

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  1. A show put on for the enjoyment or amusement of others
  2. The pleasure afforded by being entertained; amusement:
  3. An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.

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• refreshment

  1. The act of refreshing or the state of being refreshed.
  2. Something that refreshes, as food, drink, or rest
  3. Food or drink or both, esp. as a light meal

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  1. The act of refreshing or the state of being refreshed.
  2. Something that refreshes, as food, drink, or rest
  3. Food or drink or both, esp. as a light meal

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• remuneration

  1. The act of remunerating
  2. Something, such as a payment, that remunerates.
  3. That which remunerates; reward; pay; recompense; compensation

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  1. The act of remunerating
  2. Something, such as a payment, that remunerates.
  3. That which remunerates; reward; pay; recompense; compensation

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• meed

  1. (Obs.) A bribe
  2. Merit; worth
  3. A merited reward or recompense.

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  1. (Obs.) A bribe
  2. Merit; worth
  3. A merited reward or recompense.

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• prize

  1. Something offered or won as an award for superiority or victory, as in a contest or competition.
  2. (Chiefly Southern US) Something used as a lever or for prying.
  3. Something seized by force or taken as booty, especially an enemy ship and its cargo captured at sea during wartime.

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  1. Something offered or won as an award for superiority or victory, as in a contest or competition.
  2. (Chiefly Southern US) Something used as a lever or for prying.
  3. Something seized by force or taken as booty, especially an enemy ship and its cargo captured at sea during wartime.

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• reward

  1. Something given in return for good or, sometimes, evil, or for service or merit
  2. A consequence that happens to someone as a result of worthy or unworthy behavior:
  3. Money offered or given for some special service, such as the return of a lost article or the capture of a criminal.

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  1. Something given in return for good or, sometimes, evil, or for service or merit
  2. A consequence that happens to someone as a result of worthy or unworthy behavior:
  3. Money offered or given for some special service, such as the return of a lost article or the capture of a criminal.

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• prosperity

  1. The condition of being prosperous.
  2. Prosperous condition; good fortune, wealth, success, etc.

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  1. The condition of being prosperous.
  2. Prosperous condition; good fortune, wealth, success, etc.

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• good-fortune

  1. Good luck

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  1. Good luck

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Reparation

• reimbursement

  1. (Business, management, accounting) The act of compensating someone for an expense.

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  1. (Business, management, accounting) The act of compensating someone for an expense.

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• repayment

  1. The money or other resource that is repaid
  2. The act of repaying

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  1. The money or other resource that is repaid
  2. The act of repaying

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• compensation

  1. (Psychology) The act of consciously or unconsciously changing one's behavior to offset a real or imagined deficiency, as in personality or physical ability.
  2. Something, such as money, given or received as payment or reparation, as for a service or loss.
  3. Payment for services; esp., wages or remuneration

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  1. (Psychology) The act of consciously or unconsciously changing one's behavior to offset a real or imagined deficiency, as in personality or physical ability.
  2. Something, such as money, given or received as payment or reparation, as for a service or loss.
  3. Payment for services; esp., wages or remuneration

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