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(3.00 / 1 vote)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?

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   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. Lorne Baring:

   The CDS (credit default swap) market is indicating a future financial stress for bond holders in the banking sector. There are concerns that the banking sector is under-capitalised in Europe and credit conditions are sub-optimal, and when combined that with the global macro backdrop, with Chinese growth slowing down, there is a natural impact of it around the world and the banking sector is bearing the brunt. There could be a wave of defaults in the energy sector and that will damage the balance sheet of the banking sector.

2. John Gilmore:

   The Net interprets censorship as damage... and routes around it.

3. Tunya Netithammakul:

   Thanks to its beauty, Koh Tachai has become a popular tourist site for both Thai and foreign tourists. This has resulted in overcrowding and the degradation of natural resources and the environment, we have to close it to allow the rehabilitation of the environment both on the island and in the sea without being disturbed by tourism activities before the damage is beyond repair.

4. Doug Meikle:

   The damage done to the reef is not only a disaster from an environmental point of view, but also due to the fact that the livelihoods of local communities depend upon healthy reefs, it's quite remarkable that the ship was so close.

5. The CEO:

   My inability to convince anyone that these arrangements were not put in place for reasons of tax evasion have caused reputational damage to the bank. But the fact is I've complied with the tax laws.

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