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English

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishdamage, fromOld Frenchdamage, fromVulgar Latin*damnāticum from ClassicalLatindamnum. Compare modernFrenchdommage. DisplacedMiddle Englishscath.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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damage (countable anduncountable,pluraldamages)

  1. Injury orharm; the condition or measure of something not beingintact.
    The storm did a lot ofdamage to the area.
    • 1625,Francis [Bacon], “Of Friendship”, inThe Essayes [], 3rd edition, London: [] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret,→OCLC:
      Great errors and absurdities many[]commit for want of a friend to tell them of them, to the greatdamage both of their fame and fortune.
  2. (slang)Cost orexpense.
    "What's thedamage?" he asked the waiter.

Usage notes

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Currently it is only used as an uncountable noun,[1][2][3][4][5] except in the specialist legal plural-only sense,which see. There are few examples of the obsolete countable (singular) use.[6]

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Translations

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abstract measure of something not being intact; harm
cost or expense

Verb

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damage (third-person singular simple presentdamages,present participledamaging,simple past and past participledamaged)

  1. (transitive) To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; toharm or causedestruction.
    Synonyms:harm,injure;see alsoThesaurus:harm,Thesaurus:destroy
    Be careful not todamage any of the fragile items while unpacking them.
    Cold temperatures, heavy rain, falling rocks, strong winds and glacier movement candamage the equipment.
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To undergo damage; to take damage.
  3. (transitive) To remove a damaged or unsalable item from the sales floor for processing.
    Did youdamage the items that the customer returned yet?

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Translations

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

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  1. ^damage”, inCambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire:Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
  2. ^damage”, inCollins English Dictionary.
  3. ^damage” inLongman Dictionary of Contemporary English,Longman.
  4. ^damage” (US) / “damage” (UK) inMacmillan English Dictionary.
  5. ^damage”, inOxford Learner's Dictionaries
  6. ^“that I…brought faire beauty to so fowlea domage” (Thomas Watson,The tears of Fancie, or Love disdained, 1593);“…however, ’tisan unspeakable damage to him for want of his money.” (Daniel Defoe,Colonel Jack, 1840)

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromOld Frenchdamage, fromVulgar Latin*damnāticum.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /daˈmaːd͡ʒ(ə)/,/dɔˈmaːd͡ʒ(ə)/,/ˈdamad͡ʒ(ə)/

Noun

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damage (pluraldamages)

  1. damage,harm,injury
  2. loss(of reputation, etc.)
  3. (rare)disability,weakness
  4. (law, often in theplural)damages(compensation for loss)

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Old French

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Etymology

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FromVulgar Latin*damnāticum from ClassicalLatindamnum.

Pronunciation

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  • (classical)IPA(key): /daˈmadʒə/
  • (late)IPA(key): /daˈmaʒə/

Noun

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damageoblique singularm (oblique pluraldamages,nominative singulardamages,nominative pluraldamage)

  1. damage
  2. injury,hurt,insult

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