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Damage Meaning and Definition from WordNet (r) 2.0
    damage n
  1. the occurrence of a change for the worse [syn: harm, impairment]
  2. loss of military equipment [syn: equipment casualty]
  3. the act of damaging something or someone [syn: harm, hurt, scathe]
  4. 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?" [syn: price, terms]
  5. a legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right [syn: wrong, legal injury] v : inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
Damage Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
    Damage \Dam"age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Damages; p. pr. & vb. n. Damaging.] [Cf. OF. damagier, domagier. See Damage, n.] To ocassion damage to the soudness, goodness, or value of; to hurt; to injure; to impair. He . . . came up to the English admiral and gave him a broadside, with which he killed many of his men and damaged the ship. --Clarendon.
Damage Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
    Damage \Dam"age\, n. [OF. damage, domage, F. dommage, fr. assumed LL. damnaticum, from L. damnum damage. See Damn.]
  1. Injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an inflicted loss of value; detriment; hurt; mischief. He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet and drinketh damage. --Prov. xxvi. 6. 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. --Bacon.
  2. pl. (Law) 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. Note: In common-law action, the jury are the proper judges of damages. Consequential damage. See under Consequential.

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  • Damage: Damage may refer to: General concepts : Collateral damage , unintended damage caused during a military operation. Fire damage Foreign object damage ...
  • Brain damage: "Brain damage" or "brain injury" (BI) is the destruction or degeneration of brain cells . Brain injuries occur due to a wide range of ...
  • Property damage: Property damage (or, in the United Kingdom , criminal damage) is damage to or the destruction of public or private property , caused either ...

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'Damage' example sentence in quotations


* When the Japanese mend broken objects they aggrandize the damage by filling the cracks with gold, because they believe that when something's suffered damage and has a history it becomes more beautiful. - Barbara Bloom

* A thick head can do as much damage as a hard heart. - H. W. Dodds

* Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike. - J. K. Rowling


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Damage Sample Sentences in News


  • Cory Booker is latest to force presidential campaign into damage control - Contra Costa Times
    NEW YORK—Add Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker to the long list of political stand-ins for both President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney who've veered wildly off message in a presidential contest notable for its attention-grabbing gaffes. Read more on this news related to 'Damage'
  • Premier inspects quake damage in north Italy, pledges help for small-scale factories, farms - Sun Sentinel
    ROME (AP) — The government approved some temporary tax relief to owners of property damaged in the quake-struck north Tuesday, as the premier promised swift help for small-scale businesses in the region — one of Italy's more productive. The assistance ... Read more on this news related to 'Damage'
  • Fight week becomes damage control - ESPN
    On Monday, Jon Jones put out his first statement since being arrested this weekend on suspicion of driving under the influence. He did this on Facebook. On the same day, Chael Sonnen filed for a therapeutic use exemption with the Nevada State ... Read more on this news related to 'Damage'

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