breakage

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[countableC, uncountableU]DAMAGE something that someone breaks, especially when they must pay for it 损坏的物品〔尤指需要赔偿的东西〕

All breakages must be paid for.

凡有损坏，必须赔偿。

Examples from the Corpus

breakage• The problem-solving sessions began to generate ideas for fixing problems such as water leaks and glass breakage.• The greater incidence of digestion on maxillary incisors can be attributed to the greater breakage of the maxillae.• Hair is in a stretched state when wet, a wide-tooth comb reduces breakage by gently passing through hair.• These breakages can occur anywhere in the plants, and the fragments can be large or small.• The principal technical problems which had to be resolved were breakage due to heavy-duty service and abuse.

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BNC: 17073 COCA: 23255

breakage

Destruction and damage: damage, destruction, harm...