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breakage definition

break·age (-ij′)

noun

  1. an act or instance of breaking
  2. things or quantity broken
  3. loss or damage due to breaking
  4. the sum allowed for such loss or damage

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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