Definitions for damage
ˈdæm ɪdʒdam·age

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

1. damage, harm, impairment(noun)

   the occurrence of a change for the worse

2. damage, equipment casualty(noun)

   loss of military equipment

3. damage, harm, hurt, scathe(noun)

   the act of damaging something or someone

4. price, terms, damage(noun)

   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, damage(verb)

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

6. damage(verb)

   inflict damage upon

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

7. damage(verb)

   suffer or be susceptible to damage

   "These fine china cups damage easily"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. damage(Noun)

   The abstract measure of something not being intact; harm.

   The storm did a lot of damage to the area.

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

2. damage(Noun)

   Cost or expense.

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

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

3. damage(Verb)

   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.

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

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

1. Damage(noun)

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

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

2. Damage(noun)

   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

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

3. Damage(noun)

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

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

4. Damage(verb)

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

   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?”

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

How to pronounce damage?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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. Secretary Sylvia Burwell:

   We don't believe there is an administration solution that would undo all of that damage.

2. Frank Gehrke:

   It's a matter or managing a big snowpack with full reservoirs and making sure there's not any downstream damage from high releases, we've gotten so much snow and rain in the lower elevations that the reservoirs have filled up. We know we have a ton of snow still sitting up there. Flooding is coming. It's going to be tough on the water managers this year to capture that water and lose a bunch of it.

3. Kay Ivey:

   There has been significant damage tonight in parts of Alabama. We are sending state resources to those affected areas, especially to Jacksonville and Calhoun County. We will continue to monitor and respond to needs in other areas as needed.

4. Ron Heck:

   Many farmers are losing patience with the president, and he has to rein in his EPA right now or there will be political consequences to that because of the economic damage we're suffering.

5. Tadashi Matsukawa:

   On the whole, I suspect there will be considerable damage to the economy.

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