restitution
French, noun\ʁɛs.ti.ty.sjɔ̃\
restitution is spelled R-E-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written French, the 13,132nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Restitution is a French feminine noun meaning “restitution” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action par laquelle on restitue, on rend”.
What does restitution mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerestitution
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action par laquelle on restitue, on rend. 2. Action par laquelle on rétablit, on remet une chose en son premier état. 3. Rendu d’un monument, d’un édifice détruit, à l’aide des vestiges qui subsistent encore, de descriptions, de renseignements, etc. 4. Reproduction.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of restitution
- restitutions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce restitution?
- \ʁɛs.ti.ty.sjɔ̃\
- [ʁɛs.ti.ty.sjɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to restitution
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is restitution in French?
restitution appears 4.0 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).