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Definition of "breakage" [break•age]
- The act of breaking. (noun)
- A quantity broken. (noun)
- Loss or damage as a result of breaking. (noun)
- A commercial allowance for loss or damage. (noun)
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Use "breakage" in a sentence
- "He also said that gloves minimise skin breakage and unsightly blood & bruising, but do nothing to reduce the impact on the punchees brain."
- "No matter what, breakage is not acceptable, not like this."
- "I almost always decide to live with it, because breakage is too painful, and you also lose the trust of the people you want to work with."
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