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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How to use leakage in a sentence

The FDA has regulated microwave manufacturing since the ’70s to make sure models are protected against leakage.
The best microwaves: This way for buttery popcorn and tempting leftovers|PopSci Commerce Team|January 22, 2021|Popular-Science
These are best for most situations where privacy, isolation, and less noise leakage are important, whether at a recording studio or in a library.
Best headphones: Get good-quality audio equipment at your budget|PopSci Commerce Team|December 17, 2020|Popular-Science
There is leakage from the ceiling when it rains you can taste the mold in the air.
Investors Extracted $400 Million From a Hospital Chain That Sometimes Couldn’t Pay for Medical Supplies or Gas for Ambulances|by Peter Elkind with Doris Burke|September 30, 2020|ProPublica
What’s happening now is more than the standard leakage and naturally if it lasts a long time, it will require supplies of extra air to the station.
Astronauts on the ISS are hunting for the source of another mystery air leak|Neel Patel|September 30, 2020|MIT Technology Review

While the ad server does have access to that data, Dovekey proposes there will be policies or restrictions in place to ensure there is no leakage.
WTF is Dovekey|Lara O'Reilly|September 28, 2020|Digiday
According to Russianoff, leakage is as much a problem on the platforms as it is are inside the cars.
Leaky Ceilings, Catcalls, and Uncaged Pythons: 4 Hours on NYC’s Worst Subway|Kevin Zawacki|August 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Clapper has also failed fundamentally to stanch the leakage of secrets so emblematic of his tenure atop the community.
Spy Chief James Clapper: We Can’t Stop Another Snowden|Eli Lake|February 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The water in them was first served out, on account of leakage.
Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora|Edward Edwards
If this leakage can be seen where it discharges, then the trouble can be rectified.
Elements of Plumbing|Samuel Dibble
A residual product of this dish is a sort of hard-bake toffee, formed by the leakage of jam from the chupatties.
In the Ranks of the C.I.V.|Erskine Childers
The leakage takes place, if not along cracks, through capillary channels, which are everywhere present in sea-ice.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
The tops of these arches were covered with stones, rushes and bitumen, and plates of lead, to prevent leakage.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts

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

an undesired flow of electric current, neutrons, etc
(as modifier)leakage current

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leakage

Origin of leakage

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British Dictionary definitions for leakage