What does breakage mean?
Definitions for breakage
ˈbreɪ kɪdʒbreak·age
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Princeton's WordNet
breakagenoun
the quantity broken
"the total breakage was huge"
breakagenoun
reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use
breakage, break, breakingnoun
the act of breaking something
"the breakage was unavoidable"
Wiktionary
breakagenoun
The act of breaking.
breakagenoun
Something that has been broken.
At the end of the party, there were two reported breakages.
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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Breakagenoun
the act of breaking; a break; a breaking; also, articles broken
Breakagenoun
an allowance or compensation for things broken accidentally, as in transportation or use
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
breakage
The leaving of empty spaces in stowing the hold. In marine insurance, the term alludes to damage occurring to goods.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of breakage in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of breakage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of breakage in a Sentence
This acidity weakens enamel making it a lot more prone to staining, tooth decay and breakage.
The hyoid shows some breakage.
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.
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.
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