property damage

noun

: damage or destruction to houses, cars, etc.
Few people were hurt during the storm, but property damage was great.

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Jaynes pleaded not guilty Monday to a felony count of leaving the scene of an accident causing property damage of more than $10,000 and a traffic violation of careless and prohibited driving. Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 29 July 2026 Cook County Emergency Management is asking anyone who suffered property damage to complete a voluntary online damage assessment. Darius Johnson, CBS News, 29 July 2026 The protests resulted in 34 deaths and more than $40 million in property damage. USA Today, 28 July 2026 More than 200 workers at a garment factory in Vietnam’s Dong Thap Province were safely evacuated after a fire broke out Wednesday morning local time, though authorities are still assessing property damage, local media reported. Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for property damage

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“Property damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/property%20damage. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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