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breakage

breakage

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Money given to pay for goods damaged during shipping
  • noun
  • /ˈbreɪkɪdʒ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : indemnización por rotura
  • Let us reimburse you for that breakage, okay?

Examples

  • But shipping glass is expensive now, not including breakage of the glass or transit time and the cost of capital.

  • "Glass breakage," he said shortly, picking up an invoice.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • We have to pay for breakages, runners, sponsored uniform, tip commission, accountant for payslips, and clothes!

    Blog text (9)

  • In the 1940s, the mainstay of today's summer barbecues and seed-spitting contests was susceptible to disease and breakage during shipping.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The company will cover any breakage that occurs during shipment of the fragile items.

  • Make sure to report any breakage so we can process your claim promptly.

  • We took extra precautions to minimize breakage while transporting the ceramics.

Surface Forms

breakage singular
breakages plural

Morphology

breakage = break (semi-transparent) = break + age

Although built from 'break' + '-age', the commercial sense 'compensation or loss due to goods being damaged' is a specialized, lexicalized meaning that may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Breakage comes from the word break with the ending -age, which often names the 'cost or result' of an action, as in postage for mailing. So breakage can also mean damaged goods or the money paid to cover those damages during shipping.