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breakage

The correct spelling is breakage.

How to pronounce breakage

noun

Say it like: Bree-kaj-e

The correct spelling is breakage. The act of breaking. For example: "At the end of the party, there were two reported breakages."

Usage Examples

At the end of the party, there were two reported breakages.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.The act of breaking.
  2. 2.Something that has been broken.
  3. 3.A service which is unused by a customer, such as an unredeemed gift card, which therefore represents a pure profit to the seller.
  4. 4.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.

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