a·mends

[uh-mendz]

–noun (used with a singular or plural verb)

  1. reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.

2. Obsolete . improvement; recovery, as of health.

—Idiom
3. make amends, to compensate, as for an injury, loss, or insult: I tried to make amends for the  misunderstanding by sending her flowers.