damage
Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
Noun 1 meaning
Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
“the damage is already done”
Verb 2 meanings
To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.
“Be careful not to damage any of the fragile items while unpacking them.”
To remove a damaged or unsalable item from the sales floor for processing.
“Did you damage the items that the customer returned yet?”
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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DAMAGE at a glance
DAMAGE has 6 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (D 2 + A 1 + M 3 + A 1 + G 2 + E 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,289 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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