{
    "term": "damage",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "physical harm caused to something which makes it less attractive, useful or valuable",
            "sensetop": "damage to something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "serious/severe damage"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The building **suffered** extensive **damage** by fire in 1925."
                },
                {
                    "text": "permanent/irreparable/irreversible damage"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The accident **caused** no permanent **damage**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She suffered minor **brain damage** at birth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "liver/nerve/kidney damage"
                },
                {
                    "text": "flood/storm/smoke/water/fire damage"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The earthquake caused damage to property estimated at $6 billion.",
                    "contextForm": "damage to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The storm didn't **do** much **damage**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Industry could **inflict** further **damage** on the island's ecology."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It could take years to **repair** the **damage**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Make sure you insure your camera against loss or damage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the environmental damage caused by cars"
                },
                {
                    "text": "All three compounds caused substantial DNA damage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was prosecuted for criminal damage to a vehicle."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In war, there is always collateral damage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "At the moment it is difficult to assess the extent of the damage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let's take a look at the damage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I insist on paying for the damage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Crops are sprayed with chemicals to prevent damage from insects."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The insurance policy covers the building for accidental damage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The power plant will cause untold damage to the local environment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The property damage is expected to exceed $10 billion."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["considerable", "enormous", "great"],
                "verb + damage": ["cause", "do", "inflict"],
                "damage + verb": ["occur", "result"],
                "damage + noun": ["assessment", "report", "control"],
                "preposition": ["damage by", "damage from", "damage to"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the cost of the damage",
                    "the damage is done",
                    "the extent of the damage"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "harmful effects on somebody/something",
            "sensetop": "damage to somebody/something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The children **suffered** psychological and emotional **damage**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "irreparable/permanent/lasting damage"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This could **cause** serious **damage** to the country's economy.",
                    "contextForm": "damage to somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It will be hard to **repair the damage** to his reputation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't you think you've **done** enough **damage** already?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't try to apologize—the damage is done."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The incident did permanent damage to relations between the two countries."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They inflicted severe psychological damage on their opponents."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["War and conflict"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["considerable", "enormous", "great"],
                "verb + damage": ["cause", "do", "inflict"],
                "damage + verb": ["occur", "result"],
                "damage + noun": ["assessment", "report", "control"],
                "preposition": ["damage by", "damage from", "damage to"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the cost of the damage",
                    "the damage is done",
                    "the extent of the damage"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "an amount of money that a court decides should be paid to somebody by the person, company, etc. that has caused them harm or injury",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was ordered to pay damages totalling £30 000."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They intend to sue for damages."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Ann was awarded £6 000 (in) damages."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was awarded damages of £6 000 ."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A woman is to bring a civil damages claim against the two men."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He received damages for personal injury."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If goods are lost in transit, the carrier will be liable for damages."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The court will assess the damages."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The judge upheld her claim for damages against her former employer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "damages incurred by the unfairly sacked workers"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Crime and punishment"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["civil", "substantial", "punitive"],
                "verb + damages": ["incur", "suffer", "claim"],
                "damages + noun": ["action", "claim", "award"],
                "preposition": ["in damage", "damage for", "damage of"],
                "phrases": ["an action for damages", "a claim for damages"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a way of asking how much something costs",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdæmɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "da/damage/damage__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdæmɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "da/damage/damage__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French, from dam, damne ‘loss or damage’, from Latin damnum ‘loss or hurt’; compare with damn."
}