breakage
the amount or quantity of things broken: There was a great deal of breakage in that shipment of glassware.
an allowance or compensation for the loss or damage of articles broken in transit or in use.
the money accrued by a racetrack from calculating the payoff to winning pari-mutuel bettors only in multiples of dimes for each dollar bet.
Origin of breakage
1Other words from breakage
- re·break·age, noun
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How to use breakage in a sentence
That thickness may have been an adaptation to keep embryos safe in a hot and dry climate, or as a way to prevent breakage when the eggs were buried under mounds of wet soil.
A fossilized egg laid by an extinct, human-sized turtle holds a rare jackpot | Monroe Hammond | August 18, 2021 | Popular-ScienceHowever, a core breakage in multi-touch attribution or media mix modeling presents a far more complicated challenge for Google moving forward.
Google’s delayed cookie cull is an inevitable intermission to its fractious pursuit of privacy protections | Seb Joseph | June 25, 2021 | DigidayNot everyone who has low bone density will develop osteoporosis, but the condition does make bone breakage more likely and increases the risk for progression to osteoporosis.
The Big Number: 14.1 million Americans 50 and older suffer osteoporosis | Linda Searing | April 12, 2021 | Washington PostWhen the hair is wet, it swells and becomes prone to breakage.
As with other types of ice picks, it’s important to pick a harder material like steel to ensure effectiveness and prevent breakage.
Best ice pick: A versatile winter tool for camping and more | PopSci Commerce Team | February 25, 2021 | Popular-Science
So raucous did the celebration get that City Tavern took the unusual step of sending along a bill for “breakage.”
Life, Liberty, and the Founding Fathers’ Pursuit of Hoppiness | Kevin Bleyer | July 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt's not delirium tremors and chromosome breakage and only a small number of users would be seriously harmed.
Frequent straightening can damage black hair and cause breakage.
Wendy Williams Announces Her Online ‘Hair World’ of Wigs, Weaves and More | Allison Samuels | August 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThurstane took the lariat, inspected the breakage carefully, and scowled with helpless rage.
Overland | John William De ForestNever strike a fish hard with the fly, either on gut or hair, if the latter, a breakage is almost sure to follow a violent jerk.
The Teesdale Angler | R LakelandIt is excellent discipline, and as the tumblers are inexpensive the breakage really does not matter.
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland | Kate Douglas WigginThe blade is a frail instrument, and when too great a pressure is exerted it bends, and as a result a breakage follows.
Practical Mechanics for Boys | J. S. ZerbeThe oil expenditure, the breakage of glass chimneys, the consumption of stores, the meteorological records—all must be noted.
The Pillar of Light | Louis Tracy
British Dictionary definitions for breakage
/ (ˈbreɪkɪdʒ) /
the act or result of breaking
the quantity or amount broken: the total breakage was enormous
compensation or allowance for goods damaged while in use, transit, etc
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