redress

/ɹiːdɹˈɛs/

/ˈɹidɹɛs/, /ɹɪˈdɹɛs/

[noun] [verb]

Redress

[NOUN]

a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

synonyms : amends

act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil

synonyms : remediation

remedy

the process of changing the set or scenery to represent a different location or time period within the same production, often used to create the illusion of multiple locations without the need for multiple sets

to redress

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

make reparations or amends for

synonyms : compensate

correct

right

antonyms : wrong

Examples

1. The employee who made a mistake at work quickly admitted his fault, knowing that a fault confessed is half redressed, and worked hard to make amends for the error.

2. The agreement with Germany only redresses the balance again.

3. What's the redress?

4. Racial redress is needed here.