English Online Dictionary. What means damages? What does damages mean?
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒɪz/
- Hyphenation: dam‧ag‧es
Verb
damages
- third-person singular simple present indicative of damage
Noun
damages pl (plural only)
- (law) 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.
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Middle English
Noun
damages
- plural of damage