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Noun: breakage  brey-kij
  1. The act of breaking something
    "the breakage was unavoidable";
    - break, breaking
     
  2. The quantity broken
    "the total breakage was huge"
     
  3. Reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use
    "The shipping company offered breakage insurance for fragile items"

Derived forms: breakages

Type of: change of integrity, indefinite quantity, reimbursement

Encyclopedia: Breakage