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damages

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒɪz/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: D AE1 M AH0 JH AH0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: D AE1 M IH0 JH IH0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The money paid or awarded to a claimant (in England), a pursuer (in Scotland) or a plaintiff (in the US) in a civil action as compensation for a loss suffered by the same.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

third-person singular simple present indicative of damage

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: compensation

Narrower terms: relief, actual damages, compensatory damages, general damages, nominal damages, punitive damages, exemplary damages, smart money, atonement, expiation, satisfaction

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: dic'haouioù — money awarded to a claimant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 損害賠償金 /损害赔偿金 (sǔnhài péichángjīn) — money awarded to a claimant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 賠償金 /赔偿金 (péichángjīn) — money awarded to a claimant
  • Danish: skadeserstatning — money awarded to a claimant
  • Dutch: schadevergoeding — money awarded to a claimant
  • Finnish: vahingonkorvaus — money awarded to a claimant
  • French: dommages-intérêts — money awarded to a claimant
  • German: Schadenersatz — money awarded to a claimant
  • German: Schadensersatz — money awarded to a claimant
  • Greek: αποζημίωση (apozimíosi) — money awarded to a claimant
  • Ancient Greek: ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ) — money awarded to a claimant
  • Hindi: क्षतिपूर्ति (kṣatipūrti) — money awarded to a claimant
  • Icelandic: skaðabætur — money awarded to a claimant
  • Indonesian: ganti rugi — money awarded to a claimant
  • Italian: risarcimento dei danni — money awarded to a claimant
  • Norwegian: erstatning — money awarded to a claimant
  • Polish: odszkodowanie — money awarded to a claimant
  • Portuguese: ressarcimento de danos — money awarded to a claimant
  • Spanish: resarcimiento de daños — money awarded to a claimant
  • Swedish: skadestånd — money awarded to a claimant
  • Tagalog: bayad-pinsala — money awarded to a claimant
  • Tagalog: danyos perhuwisyos — money awarded to a claimant
  • Tagalog: danyos — money awarded to a claimant
  • Thai: ค่าเสียหาย (kâa-sǐia-hǎai) — money awarded to a claimant
  • Welsh: iawndal — money awarded to a claimant
Real reading context

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