Breakage
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɹeɪkɪd͡ʒ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Breakage is a noun meaning The act of breaking.
Meaning
The act of breaking.
More Meanings
- Something that has been broken.
- (accounting) 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.
Example Sentences
At the end of the party, there were two reported breakages.
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.
Word Forms
- breakages
Synonyms for breakage
Depending on context, synonyms include break, breaking.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include breaking, break, fracture, rupture, collapse, breach.
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