Definitions for damage
ˈdæm ɪdʒdam·age

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. damage, harm, impairmentnoun

   the occurrence of a change for the worse

2. damage, equipment casualtynoun

   loss of military equipment

3. damage, harm, hurt, scathenoun

   the act of damaging something or someone

4. price, terms, damagenoun

   the amount of money needed to purchase something

   "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?"

5. wrong, legal injury, damageverb

   any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right

6. damageverb

   inflict damage upon

   "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"

7. damageverb

   suffer or be susceptible to damage

   "These fine china cups damage easily"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. damagenoun

   The abstract measure of something not being intact; harm.

   The storm did a lot of damage to the area.

2. damagenoun

   Cost or expense.

   "What's the damage?" he asked the waiter.

3. damageverb

   To make something less intact or even destroy it; to harm or cause destruction.

   Be careful not to damage any of the fragile items while unpacking them.

4. Etymology: From damage (Modern French dommage), from from Classical damnum.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. DAMAGEnoun

   Etymology: damage, French.

   1. Mischief; hurt; detriment.

   Gross errours and absurdities many commit for want of a friend to tell them of them, to the great damage both of their fame and fortune. Francis Bacon, Essay 28.

   Such as were either sent from thence, or raised here, did commonly do more hurt and damage to the English subjects than to the Irish enemies, by their continual sess and extortion. John Davies, on Ireland.

   He repulsed the enemy very much to their damage. Edward Hyde.

   2. Loss; mischief suffered.

   His heart exalts him in the harm
   Already done, to have dispeopled heav’n,
   My damage fondly deem’d! John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. vii.

   3. The value of mischief done.

   They believed that they were not able, though they should be willing to sell all they have in Ireland, to pay the damages which had been sustained by the war. Edward Hyde.

   4. Reparation of damage; retribution.

   The bishop demanded restitution of the spoils taken by the Scots, or damages for the same. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

   Tell me whether, upon exhibiting the several particulars which I have related to you, I may not sue her for damages in a court of justice? Joseph Addison, Guardian, №. 97.

   5. [In law.]Any hurt or hindrance that a man taketh in his estate. In the common law it particularly signifies a part of what the jurors be to inquire of; for, after verdict given of the principal cause, they are likewise asked their consciences touching costs, which are the charges of suit, and damages, which contain the hindrance which the plaintiff or demandant hath suffered, by means of the wrong done him by the defendant or tenant. John Cowell

   When the judge had awarded due damages to a person, into whose field a neighbour’s oxen had broke, it is reported that he reversed his own sentence, when he heard that the oxen, which had done this mischief, were his own. Isaac Watts, Logick.

2. To Damageverb

   To mischief; to injure; to impair; to hurt; to harm.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   I consider time as an immense ocean, into which many noble authors are entirely swallowed up, many very much shattered and damaged, some quite disjointed and broken into pieces. Joseph Addison, Spectator. №. 223.

3. To Damageverb

   To take damage, or be damaged.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Damagenoun

   injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an inflicted loss of value; detriment; hurt; mischief

2. Damagenoun

   the estimated reparation in money for detriment or injury sustained; a compensation, recompense, or satisfaction to one party, for a wrong or injury actually done to him by another

3. Damagenoun

   to ocassion damage to the soudness, goodness, or value of; to hurt; to injure; to impair

4. Damageverb

   to receive damage or harm; to be injured or impaired in soudness or value; as. some colors in /oth damage in sunlight

5. Etymology: [Cf. OF. damagier, domagier. See Damage, n.]

Freebase(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Damage

   Damage, also known as Fatale, is a 1992 film directed by Louis Malle. It is based on the novel Damage by Josephine Hart. The plot is about a politician who shares a sexual relationship with his son's girlfriend. Miranda Richardson was nominated for an Academy Award and won a BAFTA in the category of Best Supporting Actress for her performance as the aggrieved wife of the film's main character.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Damage

   dam′āj, n. hurt, injury, loss: the value of what is lost: (coll.) cost: (pl.) the pecuniary reparation due for loss or injury sustained by one person through the fault or negligence of another.—v.t. to harm.—v.i. to take injury.—adj. Dam′ageable. [O. Fr. damage (Fr. dommage)—L. damnum, loss.]

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1. damage

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Etymology and Origins(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Damage

   See “What’s the Damage?”

Matched Categories

1. • Casualty
   • Change
   • Cost
   • Military

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'damage' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1443

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'damage' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2234

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'damage' in Nouns Frequency: #488

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'damage' in Verbs Frequency: #480

Anagrams for damage »

1. dagame

How to pronounce damage?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say damage in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of damage in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of damage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of damage in a Sentence

1. Environment Ministry official Guy Samet:

   Crude oil flowed throughout the reserve, causing serious damage ... to flora and fauna.

2. Barbara Bloom:

   When the Japanese mend broken objects they aggrandize the damage by filling the cracks with gold, because they believe that when something's suffered damage and has a history it becomes more beautiful.

3. Wang Wenbin:

   On issues concerning China's sovereignty and territorial integrity and other core interests, there is no room for compromise, we urged the Wang Wenbin side to earnestly follow the One China principle... be cautious in words and deeds on the Taiwan issue, and not send any wrong signal to pro-Taiwan independence and separatist forces -- so it won't cause serious damage to the situation across the Taiwan Strait and China-US relations.

4. Doug Cress:

   We expect the damage will be significant in places already vulnerable to ocean plastic pollution, like Southeast Asia.

5. Ishwarlal Jialal:

   Fat around the middle is worse than fat anywhere else, it’s where the damage starts in terms of insulin resistance and inflammatory proteins.

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