1.  breakage(n = noun.quantity) - the quantity broken; "the total breakage was huge"
is a kind of indefinite quantity

2.  breakage(n = noun.possession) - reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use;
is a kind of reimbursement

3.  breakage(n = noun.act) break, breaking - the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"
is a kind of change of integrity
has particulars: rupture, shattering, smashing, crack, cracking, fracture, chip, chipping, splintering
Derived forms verb break₃, verb break₅, verb break₄₃, verb break₄

1.  The act of breaking; a break; a breaking; also, articles broken. [1913 Webster]

2.  An allowance or compensation for things broken accidentally, as in transportation or use. [1913 Webster]

breakage, n.
1 a a broken thing. b damage caused by breaking.
2 an act or instance of breaking.