reconciliation

/rɛkənsɪliˈeɪʃɪn/

/rɛkənsɪliˈeɪʃən/

Other forms: reconciliations

Reconciliation is the act of getting two things to be compatible with one another. You might have a reconciliation with a former enemy, or your mom might call for a reconciliation between your spending habits and your diminishing bank account.

If you want to do something on Friday night, but your friend is trying to save money, going to a free art gallery opening would be a reconciliation of both your desires. Reconciliation can also mean the reestablishment of civil relations after a conflict. If you and your friend got into an argument over what to do Friday night, you’d need to have a reconciliation before you go hang out.

Definitions of reconciliation

1. noun

   the reestablishing of cordial relations
   synonyms: rapprochement

   type of:

   cooperation

   joint operation or action
2. noun

   getting two things to correspond
   “the reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement”

   synonyms: balancing

   type of:

   equalisation, equalization, leveling

   the act of making equal or uniform