Restitution — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

the act of restoring something to its original state

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻstɪtˈuːʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪstɪtjˈuːʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪstɪtjˈuːʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻstɪtˈuːʃən/.

Examples

upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

amends return restoration regaining damages redress indemnification indemnity

Parts of Speech

noun	a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
noun	the act of restoring something to its original state
noun	getting something back again “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”

Word Forms

indemnify	verb	make amends for; pay compensation for
redress	verb	make reparations or amends for
restitute	verb	restore to a previous or better condition
return	verb	give back
restore	verb	give or bring back
regain	verb	get or find back; recover the use of

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

restitución

una suma de dinero pagada en compensación por pérdida o lesión

🇮🇹Italian

restituzione

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

🇳🇱Dutch

teruggave

een geldbedrag betaald ter compensatie van verlies of letsel

🇵🇹Portuguese

restituição

uma quantia em dinheiro paga em compensação por perdas ou ferimentos

🇷🇺Russian

реституция

денежная сумма, выплачиваемая в качестве компенсации за утрату или вред

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बहाली

हानि या चोट के मुआवजे के रूप में दी गई धनराशि

🇧🇩Bengali

পুনরুদ্ধার

ক্ষতি বা আঘাতের জন্য ক্ষতিপূরণ হিসাবে দেওয়া অর্থের পরিমাণ

🇮🇳Tamil

மறுசீரமைப்பு

இழப்பு அல்லது காயத்திற்கு இழப்பீடாக செலுத்தப்பட்ட பணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పునరుద్ధరణ

నష్టం లేదా గాయం కోసం పరిహారంగా చెల్లించిన మొత్తం

🇮🇳Marathi

परतफेड

नुकसान किंवा दुखापतीसाठी भरपाई म्हणून दिलेली रक्कम

🇮🇳Gujarati

વળતર

નુકસાન અથવા ઈજા માટે વળતર તરીકે ચૂકવવામાં આવેલી રકમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರುಪಾವತಿ

ನಷ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಗಾಯಕ್ಕೆ ಪರಿಹಾರವಾಗಿ ಪಾವತಿಸಿದ ಹಣದ ಮೊತ್ತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തിരിച്ചടവ്

നഷ്ടത്തിനോ പരിക്കിനോ നഷ്ടപരിഹാരമായി നൽകിയ തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਹਾਲੀ

ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਸੱਟ ਦੇ ਮੁਆਵਜ਼ੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਭੁਗਤਾਨ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਰਕਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

معاوضہ

نقصان یا چوٹ کے معاوضے میں ادا کی گئی رقم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

归还

为赔偿损失或伤害而支付的一笔钱

🇯🇵Japanese

賠償

損失または傷害の補償として支払われる金額

🇰🇷Korean

반환

손실이나 부상에 대한 보상으로 지불한 금액

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bồi thường

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

🇹🇭Thai

การชดใช้

จำนวนเงินที่จ่ายเพื่อชดเชยความสูญเสียหรือการบาดเจ็บ

🇮🇩Indonesian

restitusi

sejumlah uang yang dibayarkan sebagai kompensasi atas kehilangan atau cedera

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsasauli

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

🇲🇾Malay

pengembalian

sejumlah wang yang dibayar sebagai pampasan bagi kerugian atau kecederaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رد

مبلغ من المال يدفع كتعويض عن الخسارة أو الإصابة

🇮🇷Persian

استرداد

مبلغی پولی که برای جبران خسارت یا خسارت پرداخت می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

iade

kayıp veya yaralanma tazminatı olarak ödenen bir miktar para

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַחזָרָה

סכום כסף ששולם כפיצוי על אובדן או פציעה

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

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

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'restitution' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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