reinstatement

Etymology

reinstate + -ment

noun

  1. The act of restoring something to its previous state.
    Many people are unhappy with the sacking of the chief constable and demand his immediate reinstatement.
    CBR calculated the estimated cost of reinstatement of the route, based on 2012 prices for the original Borders Railway project, as £644m. "Admittedly, that's about four years out of date now, so it's looking more like a billion pounds," says Walton. May 6 2020, Graeme Pickering, “Borders Railway: time for the next step”, in Rail, page 54

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