breakage — the action of breaking something or the fact of being broken
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the action of breaking something or the fact of being broken
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈbreɪkɪdʒ/
Korean meaning: 파손, 파괴; 파손된 것들
Korean pronunciation: **브레**이키지
Example Sentences
- The moving company offered insurance against breakage, but my grandmother's china still ended up looking like a jigsaw puzzle.
- Due to excessive breakage in the warehouse, we had to hire a professional packaging consultant.
- The store's 'you break it, you buy it' policy made me walk through the antique section like I was defusing a bomb.
breakage
NOUN//ˈbreɪkɪdʒ//
the action of breaking something or the fact of being broken
The breakage of fragile vases during shipping cost the warehouse thousands of dollars.
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
동사 'break'에 명사형 접미사 '-age'가 붙어서 만들어진 단어로, '파괴하는 행위나 결과'를 나타냅니다. 마치 우리말의 '파손'과 같은 개념이죠.
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The moving company offered insurance against breakage, but my grandmother's china still ended up looking like a jigsaw puzzle.”
“Due to excessive breakage in the warehouse, we had to hire a professional packaging consultant.”
“The store's 'you break it, you buy it' policy made me walk through the antique section like I was defusing a bomb.”
“The laboratory reported minimal breakage of test tubes during the experiment.”
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