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Damage

//ˈdæmɪd͡ʒ// noun, verb, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact. countable, uncountable

    "The storm did a lot of damage to the area."

  2. 2
    the act of damaging something or someone wordnet
  3. 3
    Cost or expense. countable, slang, uncountable

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

  4. 4
    any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right wordnet
  5. 5
    loss of military equipment wordnet
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  1. 6
    the occurrence of a change for the worse wordnet
  2. 7
    the amount of money needed to purchase something wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction. transitive

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

  2. 2
    inflict damage upon wordnet
  3. 3
    To undergo damage; to take damage. intransitive, obsolete
  4. 4
    suffer or be susceptible to damage wordnet
  5. 5
    To remove a damaged or unsalable item from the sales floor for processing. transitive

    "Did you damage the items that the customer returned yet?"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English damage, from Old French damage, from Vulgar Latin *damnāticum from Classical Latin damnum. Compare modern French dommage. Largely displaced native Middle English scath (whence unscathed). Cognate with Spanish daño.

Etymology 2

From Middle English damage, from Old French damage, from Vulgar Latin *damnāticum from Classical Latin damnum. Compare modern French dommage. Largely displaced native Middle English scath (whence unscathed). Cognate with Spanish daño.

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