damages

dam·ag·es
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/ˈdæmɪd͡ʒɪz/

noun

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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amendsindemnityindemnificationrestitutionredress
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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of damage
noundamages pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlylawThe 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.

    The WTO dispute settlement mechanism is characterized by weaknesses such as non-retroactive damages.

    2020, Anu Bradford, “8. Is the Brussels Effect Beneficial?”, in The Brussels Effect. How the European Union Rules the World, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 260

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

Similar
amendsindemnityindemnificationrestitutionredress
Broader
compensation
Also see
amendsindemnificationindemnityredressrestitution

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή
  • ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ)money awarded to a claimant
Chinese Mandarin 損害賠償金 /损害赔偿金, 賠償金 /赔偿金
  • 損害賠償金 /损害赔偿金 (sǔnhài péichángjīn)money awarded to a claimant
  • 賠償金 /赔偿金 (péichángjīn)money awarded to a claimant
Danish skadeserstatning
  • skadeserstatningmoney awarded to a claimant
Dutch schadevergoeding
  • schadevergoedingmoney awarded to a claimant
Finnish vahingonkorvaus
  • vahingonkorvausmoney awarded to a claimant
French dommages-intérêts
  • dommages-intérêtsmoney awarded to a claimant
German Schadenersatz, Schadensersatz
  • Schadenersatzmoney awarded to a claimant
  • Schadensersatzmoney awarded to a claimant
Greek αποζημίωση
  • αποζημίωση (apozimíosi)money awarded to a claimant
Hindi क्षतिपूर्ति
  • क्षतिपूर्ति (kṣatipūrti)money awarded to a claimant
Icelandic skaðabætur
  • skaðabæturmoney awarded to a claimant
Indonesian ganti rugi
  • ganti rugimoney awarded to a claimant
Italian risarcimento dei danni
  • risarcimento dei dannimoney awarded to a claimant
Norwegian erstatning
  • erstatningmoney awarded to a claimant
Polish odszkodowanie
  • odszkodowaniemoney awarded to a claimant
Portuguese ressarcimento de danos
  • ressarcimento de danosmoney awarded to a claimant
Spanish resarcimiento de daños
  • resarcimiento de dañosmoney awarded to a claimant
Swedish skadestånd
  • skadeståndmoney awarded to a claimant
Tagalog bayad-pinsala, danyos perhuwisyos
  • bayad-pinsalamoney awarded to a claimant
  • danyos perhuwisyosmoney awarded to a claimant
  • danyosmoney awarded to a claimant
Thai ค่าเสียหาย
  • ค่าเสียหาย (kâa-sǐia-hǎai)money awarded to a claimant
Welsh iawndal
  • iawndalmoney awarded to a claimant
Cite this entry
APA

damages. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/damages

MLA

“damages.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/damages. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “damages,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/damages.

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