Definition of amends Amends
/ʌmɛˈndz/ - [umendz] - a•mends
We found 5 definitions of amends from 4 different sources.
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What does amends mean?
WordNet
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| amends - a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury | ||
| damages, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress | ||
| compensation something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) | ||
| relief the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged; "he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta" | ||
| actual damages, compensatory damages, general damages (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated | ||
| nominal damages (law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract) | ||
| exemplary damages, punitive damages, smart money (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct) | ||
| amends - something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; "how can I make amends" | ||
| reparation | ||
| atonement, expiation, propitiation compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- amends (Noun)
Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- amends (n. sing. & pl.)
Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation.
Part of speech
🔤- amends, verb, present, 3rd person singular of amend (infinitive).
