reconciliation

Definitions

re- (again) + concili (call together) + -ation (noun of process) = 'calling people back together again.' After a falling-out, reconciliation brings the two sides back into harmony. The same 'bring back into agreement' image extends to accounting, where you reconcile two sets of figures until they match.

Why It Means This

Reconciliation lives a double life that confuses learners. Emotionally, it is the warm act of repairing a broken relationship — re- ('back') + concili ('call together'): bringing estranged people back to one table. But in finance the same word means something dry: making two records (your books vs the bank's) line up. The link is identical underneath — both are about bringing things that have drifted apart back into agreement.

Common Collocations

• 1.seek reconciliation寻求和解
• 2.national reconciliation民族和解
• 3.reconciliation process和解进程
• 4.bank reconciliation银行对账
• 5.truth and reconciliation真相与和解

Example Sentences

• 1.

  After years of silence, the brothers finally reached a reconciliation.

• 2.

  The peace deal called for truth and reconciliation between the two groups.

• 3.

  The accountant performed a bank reconciliation at the end of each month.