breakage

UK /ˈbɹeɪkɪd͡ʒ/ US /ˈbɹeɪkɪd͡ʒ/

noun 4

Definitions

noun

The act of breaking.

A loader performs the important work of storing goods in the wagons and of unloading the wagons. In each case considerable skill is required to avoid breakage, and, in the case of loading, skill goes far to conserve wagon space.

Something that has been broken.

At the end of the party, there were two reported breakages.

A service which is unused by a customer, such as an unredeemed gift card, which therefore represents a pure profit to the seller.

The left-over money in a pari-mutuel betting pool resulting from rounding off the payoffs, added to the pool for the next race or event or kept as profit.

Collocations

ADJ.

extensive, required

VERB + BREAKAGE

avoid, farm, lead, suffered, wear

BREAKAGE + NOUN

earthquake, floor, you'll

PREP.

after, from, in, on

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Synonyms

noun — the act of breaking something

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

A loader performs the important work of storing goods in the wagons and of unloading the wagons. In each case considerable skill is required to avoid breakage, and, in the case of loading, skill goes

Wiktionary

At the end of the party, there were two reported breakages.

Wiktionary

The server farm suffered extensive breakage after the earthquake.

Tatoeba · #779147

The breakage goes from the ankle to the knee. It's like the bone just disintegrated.

Tatoeba · #779148

Any more breakage and you'll never curate a blown glass exhibit in this town again!

Tatoeba · #779149

The latter organization has guaranteed to it the necessary funds to make exhaustive tests and observations as to the wear, breakage, etc., etc., of steel rails.

Tatoeba · #11507928

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