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.

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

2. damagenoun

   Cost or expense.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

3. Damagenoun

   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. Damageverb

   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?”

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

How to pronounce damage?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. Matthew Cole:

   The harm and detriment to an employer stemming from these kinds of issues are not solely financial, they can inflict greater damage to reputation, public image, productivity and retention.

2. J. K. Rowling:

   Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.

3. Fletcher Building:

   Once the extent of the damage is known the Company will be able to determine the impact on the project delivery timeline, in consultation with SkyCity. It is expected there will be a material delay.

4. Mauro Ellovitch:

   Samarco is not making the effort to repair the damage, but is focusing much more on resuming production to attend to its economic interests.

5. Kai Mertens:

   Merkel underestimated the protests. The least she can do now is come visit (the district of) Sternschanze and see the damage for herself.

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