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leakage

[ lee-kij ]
/ ˈli kɪdʒ /
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noun

an act of leaking; leak.
something that leaks in or out.
the amount that leaks in or out.
Commerce. an allowance for loss by leaking.
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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Origin of leakage

First recorded in 1480–90; leak + -age

Words nearby leakage

leaguer, league table, Leah, Leahy, leak, leakage, leakance, Leakey, leakproof, leaky, leal
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Words related to leakage

exposure, flow, crack, deluge, spurt, torrent, outburst, flood, stream, tide, outflow, progress, discharge, wind, movement, loss, outgoing, puncture, fissure, expenditure

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British Dictionary definitions for leakage

leakage
/ (ˈliːkɪdʒ) /

noun

the act or an instance of leaking
something that escapes or enters by a leak
commerce an allowance made for partial loss (of stock, etc) due to leaking
physics
  1. an undesired flow of electric current, neutrons, etc
  2. (as modifier)leakage current
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