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Meanings of breakage in English

Portuguese
rompimento
Catalan
ruptura
Spanish
ruptura

The act of breaking something.

        rompimento
        Synonyms
        Examples for "break"
        Examples for "break"
        1
        Yes, that really was his only break in the case thus far.
        The sculptor
        2
        Popular films did, however, break into the best picture race last year.
        Reuters
        3
        Superb police work, chief: When you friend suggest you break the law.
        The South African
        4
        NK: Today we have not heard any reports of diseases break out.
        Radio NZ
        5
        Mr Bell said health interventions could break the addiction and crime cycle.
        Radio NZ
        1
        Mould-breaking new political parties have regularly come and gone in British politics.
        The Guardian
        2
        Without new technology, however, record breaking attempts are liable to end sadly.
        BBC
        3
        The app includes breaking news, sport content and access to business news.
        The Irish Times
        4
        Dellow said often parties were not aware they were breaking the law.
        Radio NZ
        5
        However, within hours of the news breaking, another story started to emerge.
        News.com.au
        Usage of breakage in English
        1
        The breakage affected the water at Sumner, Scarborough and South Brighton beaches.
        Radio NZ
        2
        When I left my first home, I spent years studying that breakage.
        The Scar
        3
        It isn't the wages alone; it's the waste and breakage and all.
        The Precipice: A Novel
        4
        Unfortunately, these are prone to breakage where the buttonhead meets the shaft.
        Climbing Magazine
        5
        This makes it possible for the steam to escape and prevents breakage.
        Three Acres and Liberty
        6
        To prevent breakage, detangle hair after using a leave-in treatment or spray.
        Ebony
        7
        They should also be reasonably firm and able to stand without breakage.
        Every Step in Canning: The Cold-Pack Method
        8
        Any breakage'll come out of someone's skin, and it won't be mine.
        In Enemy Hands
        9
        That's to cover the risk of costly breakage and things like that.
        The Thunder Bird
        10
        There was laughter, drunken shouts, occasional screams, and the sounds of breakage.
        The Shining
        11
        The skeleton was mottled yellow and brown and showed lots of breakage.
        Bones to Ashes
        12
        The Northland Regional Council has begun investigating the cause of the breakage.
        Radio NZ
        13
        Make sure you fully understand the manufacturer's breakage and return policy.
        Climbing Magazine
        14
        It's important to do the thing right and with no breakage.
        Avalon
        15
        Here we study the evolution space of breakage-fusion-bridge structures in detail.
        Pubmed
        16
        We have to rethink the close relationship that caused the breakage, she said.
        Reuters
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        Translations for breakage
        Portuguese
        rompimento
        Spanish
        ruptura
        Breakage through the time
        Breakage across language varieties
        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Less common