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The polite way to ask how much the fun is going to cost you.
means Harm or loss inflicted on something or someone, often measured in the cost of putting it right.
from From Old French 'damage,' built on Latin 'damnum,' meaning loss or hurt — the same root that gives us 'condemn' and 'damn.' So when you ask 'what's the damage?' at the bar, you're accidentally invoking the language of judgment and loss, just downgraded to a bar tab.
- legal split
- Compensatory damages repay loss, punitive damages punish wrongdoing
- slang shift
- What's the damage became bar lingo by the 1700s
- gaming term
- DPS, damage per second, measures a character's offense
- insurance math
- Collision damage waivers can cost more than the rental