Damage

/ˈdæmɪd͡ʒ/ · noun

Meaning

Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact..

Definitions by Sense

1. Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
2. (slang) Cost or expense.
3. (transitive) To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.
4. (intransitive, obsolete) To undergo damage; to take damage.
5. (transitive) To remove a damaged or unsalable item from the sales floor for processing.

Example Sentences

The storm did a lot of damage to the area.

the damage is already done

Great errors and absurdities many […]commit for want of a friend to tell them of them, to the great damage both of their fame and fortune.

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

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

Cold temperatures, heavy rain, falling rocks, strong winds and glacier movement can damage the equipment.

The building was erected in two years, at the parochial expence, on the foundation of the former one, which was irreparably damaged by the hurricane of Auguſt, 1712.

He […] came up to the English admiral and gave him a broadside, with which he killed many of his men and damaged the ship.

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Word Forms

• damages
• damaging
• damaged

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