country-damaged

adjective

Of imported goods: having suffered damage in the country of origin.

Meanings

adjectivecountry-damaged (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebusinessOf imported goods: having suffered damage in the country of origin.

    On arrival in Liverpool the cotton was found to be "country damaged", but it could not be ascertained at what point the damage had occurred, only that the goods had not been placed in a warehouse prior to shipment but left on the quay […]

    1988, J. Kenneth Goodacre, Goodbye to the Memorandum
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APA

country-damaged. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/country-damaged

MLA

“country-damaged.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/country-damaged. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “country-damaged,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/country-damaged.

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