Redress — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹiːdɹˈɛs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹiːdɹˈɛs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹiːdɹˈɛs/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹiːdɹˈɛs/.

Examples

right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

correct amends remedy remediation compensate right damages restitution indemnity indemnification

Antonyms

wrong

Parts of Speech

noun	a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
noun	act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
verb	make reparations or amends for “right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust”

Word Forms

indemnify	verb	make amends for; pay compensation for
redress	verb	make reparations or amends for
remedial	adjective	tending or intended to rectify or improve
remedy	verb	set straight or right
remediate	verb	set straight or right
right	noun	(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
compensation	noun	something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
redress	noun	act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wiedergutmachung

ein Geldbetrag, der als Entschädigung für Verlust oder Verletzung gezahlt wird

🇫🇷French

redresser

une somme d'argent versée en compensation d'une perte ou d'un préjudice

🇪🇸Spanish

compensación

una suma de dinero pagada en compensación por pérdida o lesión

🇮🇹Italian

riparazione

una somma di denaro pagata a titolo di risarcimento per perdite o infortuni

🇳🇱Dutch

verhaal

een geldbedrag betaald ter compensatie van verlies of letsel

🇵🇹Portuguese

reparação

uma quantia em dinheiro paga em compensação por perdas ou ferimentos

🇷🇺Russian

возмещение

денежная сумма, выплачиваемая в качестве компенсации за утрату или вред

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निवारण

हानि या चोट के मुआवजे के रूप में दी गई धनराशि

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিকার

ক্ষতি বা আঘাতের জন্য ক্ষতিপূরণ হিসাবে দেওয়া অর্থের পরিমাণ

🇮🇳Tamil

பரிகாரம்

இழப்பு அல்லது காயத்திற்கு இழப்பீடாக செலுத்தப்பட்ட பணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పరిహారం

నష్టం లేదా గాయం కోసం పరిహారంగా చెల్లించిన మొత్తం

🇮🇳Marathi

निवारण

नुकसान किंवा दुखापतीसाठी भरपाई म्हणून दिलेली रक्कम

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિવારણ

નુકસાન અથવા ઈજા માટે વળતર તરીકે ચૂકવવામાં આવેલી રકમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿಹಾರ

ನಷ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಗಾಯಕ್ಕೆ ಪರಿಹಾರವಾಗಿ ಪಾವತಿಸಿದ ಹಣದ ಮೊತ್ತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിഹാരം

നഷ്ടത്തിനോ പരിക്കിനോ നഷ്ടപരിഹാരമായി നൽകിയ തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਵਾਰਨ

ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਸੱਟ ਦੇ ਮੁਆਵਜ਼ੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਭੁਗਤਾਨ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਰਕਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

ازالہ

نقصان یا چوٹ کے معاوضے میں ادا کی گئی رقم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

纠正

为赔偿损失或伤害而支付的一笔钱

🇯🇵Japanese

救済する

損失または傷害の補償として支払われる金額

🇰🇷Korean

구제

손실이나 부상에 대한 보상으로 지불한 금액

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sửa chữa

một khoản tiền được trả để bồi thường cho sự mất mát hoặc thương tích

🇹🇭Thai

ชดใช้

จำนวนเงินที่จ่ายเพื่อชดเชยความสูญเสียหรือการบาดเจ็บ

🇮🇩Indonesian

memperbaiki

sejumlah uang yang dibayarkan sebagai kompensasi atas kehilangan atau cedera

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbawi

isang halaga ng pera na binayaran bilang kabayaran para sa pagkawala o pinsala

🇲🇾Malay

ganti rugi

sejumlah wang yang dibayar sebagai pampasan bagi kerugian atau kecederaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإنصاف

مبلغ من المال يدفع كتعويض عن الخسارة أو الإصابة

🇮🇷Persian

جبران خسارت

مبلغی پولی که برای جبران خسارت یا خسارت پرداخت می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

telafi

kayıp veya yaralanma tazminatı olarak ödenen bir miktar para

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְתַקֵן

סכום כסף ששולם כפיצוי על אובדן או פציעה

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The primary meaning of 'redress' is 'a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury'.

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Using 'redress' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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