leakage

American  

[lee-kij] / ˈli kɪdʒ /

noun

• leakages
  plural

1. an act of leaking; leak.

2. something that leaks in or out.

3. the amount that leaks in or out.

4. Commerce. an allowance for loss by leaking.

5. Physics, Electricity. the loss of all or part of a useful agent, as of the electric current that flows through an insulator leakage current or of the magnetic flux that passes outside useful flux circuits leakage flux.

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leakage British  

/ ˈliːkɪdʒ /

noun

1. the act or an instance of leaking

2. something that escapes or enters by a leak

3. commerce an allowance made for partial loss (of stock, etc) due to leaking

4. physics

   1. an undesired flow of electric current, neutrons, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      leakage current

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• leakages
  plural

Etymology

Origin of leakage

First recorded in 1480–90; leak + -age

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

leakage leakages

This leakage carries warm, salty Indian Ocean water around South Africa and into the Atlantic.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

Water companies have performance commitments on issues such as leakage.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Sir John Armitt also said that the industry must also tackle leakage and usage.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

You can opt out of model training in settings under “data controls,” which allows you to turn off improving the model with your inputs and face less risk of data leakage.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

The subtle knife was responsible for the small-scale, low-level leakage.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

The boss of Thames Water has claimed targets the company has been set over things like leakages are "not realistic".

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Officials have said massive financial "leakages" triggered the sudden halt, but they have not revealed the scale of the losses, with some telling AFP they were still working on an estimate.

From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026

With many more options for withdrawing money from accounts, leakages will increase.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026

It alleged that the DWP failed to adequately inspect or repair equipment, or to notify residents of leakages during the 1,085-day period when community members were potentially exposed to methane and other toxic chemicals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024

The main contractors are all right, but I'm the one that's got to scratch his head and figure close and see that there's no leakages.

From The Outlet by Andy Adams

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