breakage Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the quantity broken
    • the total breakage was huge
  2. noun reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use
  3. noun the act of breaking something
    break; breaking.
    • the breakage was unavoidable

WordNet


Break"age noun
Definitions
  1. The act of breaking; a break; a breaking; also, articles broken.
  2. An allowance or compensation for things broken accidentally, as in transportation or use.

Webster 1913