remedy

 
Pronunciation: /ˈrɛmɪdi/

noun (plural remedies)

  • 1a medicine or treatment for a disease or injury: herbal remedies for aches and pains
  • a means of counteracting or eliminating something undesirable: shopping became a remedy for personal problems
  • a means of legal reparation: compensation is available as a remedy against governmental institutions
  • 2the margin within which coins as minted may differ from the standard fineness and weight.

verb (remedies, remedying, remedied)

[with object]
  • set right (an undesirable situation): money will be given to remedy the poor funding of nurseries

Origin:

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French remedie, from Latin remedium, from re- 'back' (also expressing intensive force) + mederi 'heal'