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restitution.

A process of compensation for losses.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌɹɛstɪˈtjuːʃən/UK/ˌɹɛstɪˈtuʃən/US
  1. A process of compensation for losses.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The act of making good or compensating for loss or injury.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A return or restoration to a previous condition or position.

    countable · uncountable
    the restitution of an elastic body
  4. That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroyed; compensation.

    countable · uncountable
  5. The movement of rotation which usually occurs in childbirth after the head has been delivered, and which causes the latter to point towards the side to which it was directed at the beginning of labour.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Old French restitucion, from Latin restitutio. By surface analysis, restitute + -ion.

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