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a·mends  (-mndz)

pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

Recompense for grievance or injury: The new law offers no amends to victims of crime. I assured them that no amends are necessary. You must make amends to them for the insult. See Synonyms at reparation.

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[Middle English amendes, from Old French, pl. of amende, reparation, from amender, to amend; see amend.]

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amends [əˈmɛndz]

n

(functioning as singular) recompense or compensation given or gained for some injury, insult, etc. to make amends

[from Old French amendes fines, from amende compensation, from amender to emend]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	amends - a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury damages, indemnification, redress, restitution, indemnity compensation - something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) relief - (law) redress awarded by a court; "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?" 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) atonement, expiation, satisfaction - compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store"
	2.	amends - something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; "how can I make amends" reparation atonement, expiation, propitiation - the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)

Translations

amends [əˈmendz] NPL to make amends (to sb) for sth (= apologize) → dar satisfacción(a algn)por algo; (= compensate) → compensar(a algn)por algo
I'll try to make amends in future → trataré de dar satisfacción en el futuro

amends

pl to make amends for something → etw wiedergutmachen; to make amends to somebody for something → jdn für etw entschädigen; I’ll try to make amends → ich werde versuchen, das wiedergutzumachen

amends [əˈmɛndz] npl to make amends (to sb) for sth (apologize) → farsi perdonare (da qn) per qc; (compensate) → risarcire or indennizzare (qn) per qc