Damages

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

Españolresarcimiento de daños

Françaisdamages dommages-intérêts

DeutschSchadenersatz Schadensersatz

17 more languages

العربيةالأضرار

Cymraegiawndal

Danskskadeserstatning

Ελληνικάαποζημίωση

Suomikipuraha vahingonkorvaus

हिन्दीक्षतिपूर्ति

Bahasa Indonesiaganti rugi

Italianorisarcimento dei danni

日本語慰謝料賠償金

Kurdîtazmînat

Nederlandsschadevergoeding

Polskiodszkodowanie

Portuguêsressarcimento de danos

Svenskaskadestånd

ไทยค่าเสียหาย

Tagalogbayad-pinsala danyos danyos perhuwisyos

Türkçetazminat

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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