1. (n.) The act of breaking; a break; a breaking; also, articles broken.

2. (n.) An allowance or compensation for things broken accidentally, as in transportation or use.

abatement agio allowance bank discount bankruptcy breach break breakdown burst cash discount chain discount charge-off chip cleft collapse concession crack crack-up crippling cut damage deduction depreciation destruction detriment dilapidation disablement discount disrepair drawback encroachment fissure fracture gap harm hobbling hurt hurting impairment incapacitation infringement injury inroad kickback loss maiming mayhem mischief mutilation penalty penalty clause percentage premium price reduction price-cut rebate rebatement reduction refund rent rift rip rollback ruination ruinousness rupture sabotage salvage scale scathe setoff sickening slash slice slit splinter split spoiling tare tear time discount trade discount tret underselling weakening write-off