# redress

/ˈɹidɹɛs/ (US) · CEFR C1 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/redress
Updated: 2026-05-08

## Definition

money or help that you get to make up for a mistake or something unfair that happened to you. It is a way to fix a wrong situation.

For teachers: remedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance. Often refers to legal or financial restitution intended to restore equity after an injury or loss.

## Examples

- The company offered financial redress to the affected customers.
- Victims of the data breach are seeking legal redress through a class-action lawsuit against the tech firm.
- The treaty included specific provisions for the redress of historical grievances, ensuring that displaced communities received both formal apologies and territorial restoration.

## Pitfalls

- Not "seek a redress" but "seek redress" — In its most common sense of compensation or remedy, the word is uncountable and does not take an indefinite article.

## Usage notes

- Often appears in the phrase 'seek redress' or 'redress of grievances'.

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