amends

== English == === Etymology === From French amendes, plural of amende. Compare with amende. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /əˈmɛndz/ === Noun === amends plural of amend === Noun === amends Compensation for an injury or loss; recompense; reparation. Synonyms: indemnity, (Northern England, Scotland; in some senses obsolete) mends, redress, restitution; see also Thesaurus:compensation ==== Usage notes ==== Many consider amends a plural-only noun, but historically and in some current usage the singular appears. Most commonly found in to make amends. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === amends third-person singular simple present indicative of amend === References === “amends”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “amends”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === menads, Masden, Edmans, Madsen, desman, Amsden, demans, Madens, Mandés