DETRIMENT


Meaning of DETRIMENT in English

/de"treuh meuhnt/ , n.

1. loss, damage, disadvantage, or injury.

2. a cause of loss or damage.

[ 1400-50; late ME ( detrimentum loss, damage, equiv. to detri- (see DETRITUS) + -mentum -MENT ]

Syn. 1. See damage .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .