damage

Pronunciation: /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒ/

The English word “damage” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

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

verb

To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.
To undergo damage; to take damage.
To remove a damaged or unsalable item from the sales floor for processing.

Etymology

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, Portuguese dano, Italian danno, French dam, Romanian daună.

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