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plural of damage
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(Entry 1 of 2)
1
a sum of money to be paid as a punishment
- ordered by the court to pay $1000 in damages
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2
payment to another for a loss or injury
- the company was forced to pay millions in damages to the permanently disabled worker
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damages
verbpresent tense third-person singular of damage
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1
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
- the explosion in the sewers damaged the entire city's water supply
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2
to cause bodily damage to
- his knee was badly damaged in the accident, and he walked with a limp for months
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