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US
/ˈdæmədʒ, ˈdæmɪdʒ/
]
[ UK /dˈæmɪdʒ/ ]
[ UK /dˈæmɪdʒ/ ]
NOUN
- the act of damaging something or someone
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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? - loss of military equipment
- the occurrence of a change for the worse
- any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
VERB
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suffer or be susceptible to damage
These fine china cups damage easily -
inflict damage upon
The snow damaged the roof
She damaged the car when she hit the tree
How To Use damage In A Sentence
- The extended period of damage was probably brought on by the cool/wet growing conditions.
- A second problem is damage caused by the buildup of excessive electrical charges in the plate from the unwanted ions.
- Upstairs were the bedrooms; mother-and-fathers room the largest; a smaller room for one or two sons, another for one or two daughters; each of these rooms containing a double bed, a washstand, a bureau, a wardrobe, a little table, a rocking-chair, and often a chair or two that had been slightly damaged downstairs, but not enough to justify either the expense of repair or decisive abandonment in the attic. Chapter 1
- Economists say the ecosystem is basically healthy; ecologists worry it may, be on the verge of being irreparably damaged.
- To let his brain swell and keep the blood flowing, thereby preventing the damage from worsening, doctors removed virtually the entire left side of his skull, a procedure known as a craniectomy. Traumatic brain injury leaves an often-invisible, life-altering wound
- They estimate the cost of repairing the damaged roads at ￡1 million.
- For a diagnosis of brain stem death irremediable structural brain damage should be present.
- The fix will be quick but the damage will be long-lasting. Times, Sunday Times
- They inflicted severe psychological damage on their opponents.
- Impacts may create undetectable cracks that, because of the continuous loads, could result in structural damage.