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Meaning of Damages | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈdæmɪd͡ʒɪz

Definitions

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.

plural, plural-only

Equivalents

العربية الأضرار
Cymraeg iawndal
Dansk skadeserstatning
Deutsch Schadenersatz Schadensersatz
Ελληνικά αποζημίωση
Español resarcimiento de daños
Suomi kipuraha vahingonkorvaus
Français damages dommages-intérêts
हिन्दी क्षतिपूर्ति
Bahasa Indonesia ganti rugi
Italiano risarcimento dei danni
日本語 慰謝料 賠償金
Nederlands schadevergoeding
Polski odszkodowanie
Português ressarcimento de danos
Svenska skadestånd
ไทย ค่าเสียหาย
Tagalog bayad-pinsala danyos danyos perhuwisyos
Türkçe tazminat

Examples

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

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Damaging Damagingly damagingness Damagou damalisk Daman

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