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Noun(1) the quantity broken(2) reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use(3) the act of breaking something

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(1) I did consider goading him into major speed-limit breakage , but as he's a chauffeur I thought he'd probably prefer to hang onto his license.(2) Seemingly insignificant scratches in glass may cause cracking and breakage while processing jars in a canner.(3) The best way to combat split ends and breakage is to prevent them in the first place.(4) If left to their own devices, pieces made of rock crystal will last forever, but they are of course unusually vulnerable to breakage and destruction.(5) Transportation of bigger pieces is a difficult proposition as any negligence in handling would result in breakage .(6) We have taken the cost on ourselves, but the long-term saving on carpets and breakage will recoup that.(7) The tension may be sufficient to cause breakage , thereby extending the fracture.(8) There is always the possibility of snagging when you have a fish on the hook and this lessens the risk and possibility of breakage and the fish being damaged by end tackle left in its mouth.(9) These mechanisms were compared with the rupture of excised walls that occurred by formation and breakage of strands between separating wall layers.(10) The disk shows no evidence of breakage or fracture.(11) With use of biodegradable anchors inserted into cortical bone, suture breakage at the knot was the predominant failure mode.(12) Olive began a daily medication for the disease, which makes the bones brittle and susceptible to breakage .(13) In two pairs, the red and green signals are separated, suggesting chromosome breakage .(14) Stick a cane up through the hollow stem to prevent breakage, although stem breakage does not usually occur until after 10 to 14 days.(15) Add to this the fact that all wooden bows are prone to breakage so again would need to be replaced.(16) In fact, an increase in both spontaneous chromosome breakage and sister chromatid exchange after chemotherapy treatment has been reported by several authors.