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/
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.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Breakage is derived from the verb break combined with the noun-forming suffix -age. The word emerged in English to denote the act or result of breaking something, functioning similarly to the concept of damage or destruction.
Breakdown
break (to fracture or destroy) + -age (suffix forming nouns indicating an action, state, or result)
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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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