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damages

/ˈdæmɪd͡ʒɪz/noun3 syllables

Damages means: a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury.

Synonyms for damages5

noun, as in a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress

What does damages mean?1

noun

1

a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Damages in a sentence

  • It seems to me that coffee damages the stomach, similar to alcohol.unknown
  • There’s been no claim for punitive damages, only compensatory.MrShoval
  • He wasn't only fined, he also had to pay for damages.patgfisher
  • Our insurance policy covers various kinds of damages.CK
  • The damages are estimated not to exceed a million yen at the worst.Dejo
  • The court ordered me to pay a hundred thousand dollars in damages.CM
  • Damages from the flood amount to ten million dollars.al_ex_an_der
  • Aren't you paying for the damages in full?AlanF_US

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