redress — remedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: remedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance
Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈdres/
Example Sentences
- After the pizza arrived cold and burnt, the restaurant offered free dessert as redress.
- The company must redress the gender pay gap immediately.
- My cat demanded redress after I accidentally stepped on his tail - he knocked my coffee off the table.
redress
NOUN[/rɪˈdres/]
remedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance
Making amends for a wrong
Address the crowd despite the stress, seeking redress!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old French 'redresser', combining the prefix 're-' (again) with 'dresser' (to straighten or make right), which comes from Latin 'directus' meaning 'straight'. The word entered Middle English through Norman French influence.
Breakdown
re- (again) + dress (from Old French 'dresser', to straighten/make right) = redress (to set right again, remedy)
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“After the pizza arrived cold and burnt, the restaurant offered free dessert as redress.”
“The company must redress the gender pay gap immediately.”
“My cat demanded redress after I accidentally stepped on his tail - he knocked my coffee off the table.”
“The new policy aims to redress historical injustices.”
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