utu paremata
1. (verb) to pay compensation.
Me utu paremata te Karauna ki ngā tāngata Māori nō rātou te whenua, mō te ngoikore o ngā mahi rūri a Te Tari Rūri o Ākarana i te tekau tau 1890–99 (Poākani Claims Act 2000). / The Crown must compensate Māori owners for the survey deficiencies of the Auckland Survey Office in the 1890s.
2. (noun) compensation.
Tērā pea ka utua koe e mātau ki te utu paremata mēnā kāore koe e kaha ki te mahi nā tō wharatanga (ACC 2013). / We will probably pay you with compensation if you are not able to work because of your injury.
