The term BREAKAGE can be defined as the act of breaking or the state of being broken. This is often referred to as 'breaking' and can be described as the process of fracturing or splitting something into two or more pieces. The crossword solutions for this term are BREAKING and FRACTURE, both of which have 8 letters. BREAKING is the action of breaking something, while FRACTURE is the result of that action, which is a crack or split in an object.