RECONCILIATION
MEANING 1 : (n.) the act of getting two things to correspond, or become consistent or compatible
EXAMPLE SENTENCES :
- The reconciliation of my sales figures with the company’s boiled down to a matter of calculation errors on my part.
- There’s no reconciliation between the two figures. Someone seems to have made a mistake.
MEANING 2 : (n.) the act of re-establishing amicable relations
EXAMPLE SENTENCES :
- We had a nasty spat, but it wasn’t so bad as to leave no chance of reconciliation.
- They are partners in business and therefore need to make reconciliation soon.
SYNONYMS: rapprochement, settlement
ANTONYMS: estrangement, alienation
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