# damages

Pronunciation: say "DAM-i-jiz" /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒɪz/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of damage. — third-person singular simple present indicative of damage
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of damage. Use it after he, she, it, or one thing.
   - _Frost damages the young vines more than the summer heat ever does._
   - _Every leak damages the plaster a little further._

## Noun

2. Money paid or awarded in a civil action to the person who brought the case, as compensation for a loss they suffered.
   - Simple: Money that a court makes someone pay to a person they harmed.
   - _The jury awarded damages of a size that surprised even the plaintiff's lawyers._
   - _Rather than face a trial, the publisher settled and paid damages for the false story._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/damages (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).