correction

cor-rec-tion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The act of correcting; a change that rectifies an error.

  2. 2.

    Punishment intended to reform.

  3. 3.

    (finance) A temporary decline in stock prices after a rise.

Forms

plural: corrections

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    house of correction — a facility for minor offenders
  • •
    market correction — a reverse movement in stock prices
  • •
    correction fluid — liquid used to cover errors on paper

Related words

Antonyms: error, mistake
See also: correct, corrected, corrections
Synonyms: amendment, fix, rectification, revision

Etymology

From Old French correccion, from Latin correctio meaning "improvement, amendment," from corrigere ("to make straight").