Meaning & use
rectification
The act of correcting or putting right something that is wrong, inaccurate, or improper.
See it in a sentence
The audit called for the rectification of several accounting errors before the next quarter.
The company issued a public statement announcing the rectification of the pricing mistake.
A note on using this word
Rectification is a formal term; in everyday speech, 'correction' or 'fix' is far more common.
Words with a similar meaning
correction
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