Master confusing words with ease
Damage vs. Damages
Damage
/ˈdæmɪdʒ/Examples:
This will reduce possible freight damage.Fires bloomed from damaged stores.'The captain had sent me to check the damage again.
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Damages
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The storm wreaked damages across the coastal area.She sought damages for the breach of contract.The court awarded him damages for the injury sustained.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Damage is usually uncountable, referring to harm or injury to a single entity or thing.
- Damages is plural and generally used in legal contexts to refer to monetary compensation awarded for a loss or injury.
- Remember Damage as singular harm, like a dent in a car, but Damages as plural money values given in court.
- You might talk about damage to a car after an accident but sue for damages in court.
- If something is broken, you assess the damage; if someone is liable, you claim damages.
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