breakage
pronunciation
How to pronounce breakage in British English:
UK [ˈbreɪkɪdʒ]
How to pronounce breakage in American English:
US [ˈbrekɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- the quantity broken
- reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use
- the act of breaking something
Word Origin
- breakage (n.)
- 1813, "action of breaking," from break (v.) + -age. Meaning "loss or damage done by breaking" is from 1848.
Example
- 1. But serpentine lending chains involve a risk of breakage .
- 2. Dr van valkenburgh studied 36 living carnivores , ranging from weasels to tigers , to determine the frequency of tooth breakage .
- 3. A team of scientists in japan developed the improved material , an elongated ultra-fine grain structure , and combined it with a technique to discourage breakage .
- 4. Wrapping a magsafe power brick is easy , but there is a proper , apple-defined way to wrap it so that you avoid any potential breakage in the cable .
- 5. Using this wrapping technique will safeguard the cable , removing the risk of cable breakage at the end of the power brick .