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What does breakage mean?

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Noun
  1. The act of breaking.
  2. Something that has been broken.
  3. 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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The proposed mechanism for breakage of the actomyosin cortex may be used for cell polarization.
It wrinkles easily and should not be creased excessively to avoid wear and breakage of the fibers.
In two pairs, the red and green signals are separated, suggesting chromosome breakage.
And this was all in the middle of making dinner, for which I had been hungry for an hour and a half previous to the breakage.
The only recurring mechanical problem uncovered in my informal canvass of enthusiasts was mainspring breakage.
We have taken the cost on ourselves, but the long-term saving on carpets and breakage will recoup that.

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