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How to pronounce damages in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms amends, indemnification, indemnity, redress, restitution
Type of compensation
Has types atonement, compensatory damages, exemplary damages, expiation, general damages, nominal damages, punitive damages, relief, satisfaction, actual damages, smart money

Examples of damages

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They were hit, FHP said, by a 2008 GMC Envoy, which sustained $4,000 in damages.
From the heraldtribune.com
Damages range from $350,000 to $500,000 each in lost wages and emotional trauma.
From the upi.com
Leaking at the sill led to internal damages that now require $10,000 in repairs.
From the dailyherald.com
If the building was nicer, the residents would take damages much more seriously.
From the economist.com
Damages to the car and the mailboxes totaled more than $8,600, prosecutors said.
From the dailyherald.com
It is a larvae of a clearwing moth that damages just lilac shrubs and ash trees.
From the kansas.com
The scale of damages was at the time a record for a privacy claim in a UK court.
From the independent.co.uk
An altercation took place between the two drivers beside their damages vehicles.
From the hampshirechronicle.co.uk
Kurzweil is seeking a court order blocking the purchase and unspecified damages.
From the bloomberg.com
More examples
  • Inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
  • The occurrence of a change for the worse
  • Loss of military equipment
  • Suffer or be susceptible to damage; "These fine china cups damage easily"
  • The act of damaging something or someone
  • Price: the amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?"
  • Damage, also known as Fatale, is a 1992 film directed by Louis Malle. It is based on the novel Damage by Josephine Hart.
  • Damage is a young adult novel written by A. M. Jenkins, winner of the PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship among other honors. Damage was nominated as an ALA Best Book for Young Adults.
  • Damage is a 2009 action film starring Stone Cold Steve Austin. It is written by Frank Hannah and directed by Jeff King. The film is a hard-edged, bare-knuckles fight film that focuses on the tough choices people make in times of recession. ...