Definitions for breakage
ˈbreɪ kɪdʒbreak·age

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. breakagenoun

   the quantity broken

   "the total breakage was huge"

2. breakagenoun

   reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use

3. breakage, break, breakingnoun

   the act of breaking something

   "the breakage was unavoidable"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. breakagenoun

   The act of breaking.

2. breakagenoun

   Something that has been broken.

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

3. breakagenoun

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

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1. breakage

   Breakage is the act, process, or result of breaking or being broken. It can refer to items that have been damaged or broken, usually in a retail or warehouse setting, or the amount or quantity of things that are broken. It can also refer to the reporting or accounting of such damaged goods.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Breakagenoun

   the act of breaking; a break; a breaking; also, articles broken

2. Breakagenoun

   an allowance or compensation for things broken accidentally, as in transportation or use

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. breakage

   The leaving of empty spaces in stowing the hold. In marine insurance, the term alludes to damage occurring to goods.

Matched Categories

1. • Indefinite Quantity
   • Reimbursement

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Anagrams for breakage »

1. brakeage

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How to say breakage in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of breakage in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of breakage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of breakage in a Sentence

1. Rhonda Kalasho:

   This acidity weakens enamel making it a lot more prone to staining, tooth decay and breakage.

2. Sudeep Ghai of Athena Aviation:

   Both are breakage plays in that not all customers will use their allowance, but perhaps more importantly they also lock in customer loyalty as customers need to fly the airline to realize the benefit.

3. Michael Baden:

   The hyoid shows some breakage.

4. Toronto Mississauga paleontologist Kirstin Brink:

   It could take up to two years for a tooth to grow back in the big theropods like T. rex. Therefore, having specially reinforced teeth means less tooth breakage and less gaps in the jaw, leading to more efficient eating.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=breakage
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Breakage
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breakage
5. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=breakage
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=breakage