amends
nounUS /əˈmɛndz/
Etymology From French amendes, plural of amende. Compare with amende.
1
Compensation for an injury or loss; recompense; reparation.
- Amends were made for the damage and no charges were filed.
- As to you, Mr. Carruthers, I think that you have done what you could to make amends for your share in an evil plot.1903 December 26, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist”, in The Return of Sherlock Holmes, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., published February 1905, →OCLC: