BREAKAGE

breakage, break, breaking

(noun) the act of breaking something; “the breakage was unavoidable”

breakage

(noun) reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use

breakage

(noun) the quantity broken; “the total breakage was huge”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

breakage (countable and uncountable, plural breakages)

The act of breaking.

Something that has been broken.

(accounting) A service which is unused by a customer, such as an unredeemed gift card, which therefore represents a pure profit to the seller.

The left-over money in a parimutuel betting pool resulting from rounding off the payoffs, added to the pool for the next race or event or kept as profit.

Source: Wiktionary


Break"age, n.

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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